2018 AUDI A7 service indicator

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" N .... 0 00 \,;J ' Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re­
sponsibility to maintain correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the level
to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pres­
sure telltale .
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when the sys­
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal­
function indicator is combined with the low tire pressure telltale. When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated. This sequence will continue upon
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the mal­
function exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated,
the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation of replacement or alternate tires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly . Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate tires and
wheels allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
Description
Applies to: vehicles with tire pressure monitor ing system
The tire pressure monitoring system monitors
the pressure in the four tires when driving.
T he system uses sensors that measure the tem ­
perature and pressure in the tires . The data is
sent from these sensors to the control module by radio frequency.
T he Tire Pressure Monitoring System shows the
current pressures and temperatures of the tires
in the Infotainment system
¢page 226. It also
compares the current tire pressures with the
stored tire pressures and gives a warning in the
driver information system if the tire pressure is
different from what is
stored ¢ page 226 .
Wheels
The system does not detect if the stored tire
pressures match the recommended tire pres­
sures. You must store the tire pressures again
¢ page 226:
- every time the tire pressures change, for exam­
ple when the load in the vehicle changes,
- after replacing a tire, or
- if wheels with new wheel sensors are used.
_& WARNING
- The tire pressure monitoring system assists
the driver in monitoring tire pressures. The
driver is responsible for having the tires in­
flated to the correct pressure.
- Do not change the tire pressure when the
temperature of the tire is extremely high.
This could result in serious damage to the
tire and even cause the tire to burst, in­
creasing the risk of an accident.
- A tire with low pressure flexes more. This heats the tire up too much. This could cause
the tread to separate and even cause the
tire to burst, increasing the risk of an acci­
dent.
- The tire pressure monitoring system does not warn about damage or defects in the
tire construction that could cause the tire to
burst, for example. Inspect your tires regu­
larly.
(D Tips
- If tires are replaced, the sensors/valves do
not need to be removed or replaced . Just re­
placed the valve stem and, if necessary, the
valve and the wheel electronics. If you have questions, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility.
- An incorrect display or a malfunction in the
tire pressure monitoring system can occur
after using the tire mobility kit. Have the
sensors replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authori zed Audi Service Facility.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢ page 258.
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Wheels
Displaying tire pressures/temperatures
Applies to: vehicles with tire pressure monitoring system
Requirement: the ign ition must be switched on.
.,. Select : the ICARI function button > Car systems
> Service & control> Tire pressure monitor>
Display tire pressure .
The current tire pressures are shown in green and
yellow numbers in the Infotainment system:
- Green: the current tire pressure and the speci­
fied tire pressure are approximately the same.
- Yellow: the current tire pressure is too low
compared to the specified tire pressure.
The specified tire pressure is the last tire pres­
sure that was stored
9 page 226 .
Note that the tire pressure also depends on the
temperature of the tire. The tire pressure in­
creases as the engine becomes warmer while
driving.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes
q page 225.
@ Tips
The tire pressure or temperature are not dis ­
played in adaptation mode. Dashes --.-- are
shown in place of the pressure and tempera ­
ture.
CD Tire pressure loss
App lies to: veh icles with tire pressure mon itoring system
Fig. 192 Display : in dic ato r light with a me ssage
226
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If the (D] indicator light turns on, the pressure in
at least one tire is too low or new sensors were
not adapted:
RE indicator lights turns on after turning the
ignition on
The tire pressure is too low compared to the
specified pressure.
.,. Check and store the tire pressure(s) the next
time it is possible
9 page 226.
RE indicator light turns on while driving
Wheels with new sensors were not adapted or
the tire pressure has reached a critical level com­
pared to the specified pressure.
.,. Avoid unnecessary steering and braking maneu-
vers.
.,. Adapt your driving sty le to the situation.
.,. Stop as soon as possible and check the tire(s).
.,. If it is possible to continue driving, see an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility immediately and have your tire(s) re­
paired or replaced.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes ¢
page 225.
Storing new tire pressures
Applies to: vehicles with tire pressure mon itoring system
Correctly stored tire pressure specifications are
necessary for reliable tire pressure monitoring.
.,. Check the tire pressures in all wheels .
-
.,. Correct the tire pressure if necessary. Refer to
the tire pressure Label for the recommended
tire pressure for your vehicle
c> page 215,
fig . 190 .
Only correct the pressure in tires
whose temperature is approximately the same
as the ambient temperature. If the tempera­
ture of the tire is higher than the ambient air
temperature, the tire pressure must be in­
creased approximately 3 PSI (0,2 bar) above
the value on the sticker .
.,. Switch the ignition on .
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Car systems>
Tire pressure monitoring
> Store tire pressure . ..,.

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" N .... 0 00 \.J ' After storing, the tire pressure monitoring sys­
tem measures the current tire pressures and stores them as the new specified pressures.
~ If the changed tire pressures are not displayed
in the Infotainment system, drive the vehicle
for approximately 10 minutes so that the sen­
sor signal from the wheels is received again.
During this adaptation phase, --.·· is displayed
for the pressure and temperature and the tire
pressure monitoring system is only partially
available. It only provides a warning if one or
more tir e pressures is below the minimum per­
mitted specified pressure. If this is the case, the
IE indicator light appears with a message.
& WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes
¢p age 225.
Malfunctions
Applies to: vehicles with tire pressure monitoring syste m
-
If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System is not
avai lable, the
mm indicator light appears in the
driver information system. The
IE indicator light
also blinks for approximately one minutes each
time the ignition is switched on . The tire pressure
monitoring system cannot be selected in the In­
fotainment system. The fol lowing are examples
of situat ions that could cause a malfunction:
-If the message appears at the end of the adap­
tation phase, the system cannot detect the
wheels installed on the vehicle. This may resu lt
from one or more wheels being installed with­
out wheel sensors or with incompatible wheel
sensors.
-A wheel sensor or another component has
failed.
-Using snow cha ins can affect the function of
the system because of the shield ing effect of
the chains .
-The tire pressure monitoring system is not
available due to a malfunction.
-T ransmitters with the same frequency, such as
headphones or remote-control led dev ices, may
cause a temporary system malfunction due to
the strong electromagnetic field.
Wheels
T he m;i indicator light turns off once the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System is available again. If
you cannot correct the ma lfunction and the
m;i
indicator light stays on, drive immediately to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
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Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear light
Indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera
refer to Parking sys tems ....... .. . 109, 110
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto ­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (de luxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fu el filler door emergency release
192
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Unlock ing/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the sid e trim pane l in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 46
Reporting Safety Defects ........ .. . 136, 137
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Residual heat (4 -zone deluxe automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 75
Rims . .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 220
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
.... 0 ~ Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 254
' Index
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct seating pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 143
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Saf ety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 141
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Securing child saf ety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Special considerations fo r pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
for using safety b elts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 160
Sav ing fuel
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
267

Index
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Seating position
Driver
.. ... .. .. ................ ... .
Front passenger ................. ... .
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. .. .
I ncorrect seat position ............ .. .
Occupants .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 130
13 1
131
133
130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Convenience s ide v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
F olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seat ventilation (4 -zone deluxe automatic cli ­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Selective wheel torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector
lever (automat ic transmission)
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 s
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 78
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the br ightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clean ing the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
D .. escnpt 1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ski bag ...... .. .. ................ ... .. 57
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
268
Snow chains
Socket
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use .. .. .. .. .. ............. . . 221
52
188
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sport differential Indicator light 105
18
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Starting to drive ..... .. ................ 74
Start ing (engine) 68, 70
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 124
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 124
Steering wheel Buttons ......... .. .. ................ 21
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Manua l adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Shift paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . 78
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steps for determining correct load limit ... 219
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 70
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 7
4
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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r e fer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10, 20
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S8
T emperature display
Exterior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T emperature indicato r
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5, 136
Time . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 23
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 78
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 74
Tire Mobi lity System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 234
Tires.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 205
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
L ow-profile tires ............... ... .. . 221
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem ....................... 222, 223, 224
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire pressure (trailer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Treadwear indicators .......... .. .. .. . 214
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 208
Tires and vehicle load limits .... .. .. .. . 218
Too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T owing
Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 249
249,250
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
TPMS ( Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
T railer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 79
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
T urn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/locking 143
221
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 30
With the convenience key 29
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
T ransporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 238
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
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Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning/Ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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