2018 AUDI A7 OBD port

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" N .... 0 00 \.J ' Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules 127
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 130
Driver's and front passenger 's footwell . . 133
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
S to ring cargo co rrect ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
R epo rting Safety Defe cts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Gene ral informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
I mportant information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 158
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Ch ild safety seats .............. ... .. . 176
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
L ATCH system ( lowe r anchorages a nd
te thers for chi ld ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Ad dit ional informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fu el. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 189
R efueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Em iss ions cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 193
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Eng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Table of content s
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 03
Service interva l display 203
Wheels .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 205
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T ire pressure mon itoring system
Tire pressure monitoring system 222
224
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Cleaning and care i nformat ion . . . . . . . . . 229
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 232
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 233
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
E q ui pment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Spa re tire 241
Fuses .... .. .. .. ............... .. .. 243
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive r side cockpit fuse assignment
Front passenger side cockpit fuse 2
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ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Luggage compartment fuse assignment . 245
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Start ing by pus hing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 247
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 247
U se of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ow ing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Accessories and Technical Data . 253
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle s pec if ic at io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Notes abo ut technic al data . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Dimens ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
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0 00 <..:l ' On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
The On-Board Diagnostic System monitors the
engine and transmission components that influ­
ence emissions.
F ig . 178 Footwell o n le ft s ide of th e vehicle: con nectio n
port fo r th e On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
On -Board Diagnostic S ystem
Eng ine data can be read out using a special test
device at the On-Board D iagnost ic System con·
nection port
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Ind icat or light
If thE' ¢..ift indicator light blinks or turns on, there
is a malfunction that is causing poor emissions
quality and that could damage the catalytic con­
verter .
Drive s lowly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the mal­
function corrected .
The indicator light can also turn on if the fuel fill­
er cap is not closed correct ly
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A WARNING
Incorrect use of the connection port for the
On-Board Diagnostic System can cause mal­
functions, which can then result in acc idents
and ser io us injuries .
- Only allow an author ized Audi dealer or au­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility to read out the
engine data.
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Chec king and Filling
Engine compartment
Working in the engine compartment
Special care is required if you are working in the
engine compartment
For wo rk in the engine com part ment , such a s
che cking and filling fluids, there i s a ris k of i n­
jur y, sc alding, a cci dent s, and b urn s. For t his
r easo n, foll ow all the w arnings and g en e ral
s afe ty pre ca ution s pro vided in the f ollowing
in ­
formati on. The engine compartm ent i s a dan­
ge rou s area in the vehicle .
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A WARNING
-Turn the engine off.
- Sw itch the ignition off.
- Set the parking brake.
- Select the P se lector lever position .
- Let the eng ine cool down .
- Never open the hood when there is steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart­ ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned . Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- Keep children away from the eng ine com­
partment .
- Never sp ill fluids on a hot engine. These flu­
ids (such as the freeze protection contained in the coolant) can catch fire.
- Avoid short c ircuits in the electrical system .
- When working in the engine compartment,
remember that the radiator fan can switch
on even if the ignition is switched off, which increases the ris k of personal injury .
- Never open the cap on the coolant expan­
sion tank when the engine is warm . The
coo ling system is under pressure.
-To protect your face, hands, and arms from hot steam or coolant, cover the cap with a
large cloth when opening .
- Do not remove the eng ine cover under any
circumstances . This increases the risk of
bu rns .
- If tests need to be performed with the en­
g ine runn ing, there is add it iona l danger due
to mov ing components (such as the ribbed
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