child seat AUDI A7 2012 Repair Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2012, Model line: A7, Model: AUDI A7 2012Pages: 294, PDF Size: 73.33 MB
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Defrosting (windows)
automatic climate control ... ... .. .. .. 68
climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Determining correct load limit ... .. .. . 239
Dimensions .... .. .. .... ... .. .... .. . 271
Dimming the rearview mirror . ... .. .. .. 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Doors Power child safety lock ....... ... .. .. 37
Driver information system CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Exterior temperature display ... .. .. .. 22
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
drive select .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 96
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cornering light .............. ... ... . 96
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driving through water ........ .. .. .. . 194
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Electrical accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 55
Electro-mechanical power assist .. . ... . 189
Electromechanical parking brake Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Operation .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Parking .. ............ ...... .... ... 75
Releasing and closing ........ .... ... 74
Starting assist ........... .... .. .. .. 75
Starting from rest ........ .. .. .. .. .. 75
Starting off with a trai ler ............. 75
Warning/indicator lights ......... .. .. 15
Electronic differential lock (EDL) .. ... .. 184
Warn ing/ indicator lights ..... .. .. .. .. 18
Index 281
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 30
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/indicator light ............. . 19
Electronic speed limiter .......... .... . 28
E lectronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 184
Warning/indicator lights ............. 18
Emergency actuation Doors ...... .. .. ................. . 35
Power sunroof . .. .... ........... .. . 40
Rear lid ........................... 37
Emergency brak ing ... . .. .. .. .... .... . 76
Emergency flasher ... .............. .. 42
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 21
Emergency release Selector lever ...... ............... 107
Emergency starting .. .............. . 264
Emergency towing . ................. 266
Emergency warning triangle ...... .. .. 252
Energy management . ............... 190
Engine Compartment . ..... ............... 218
Coolant ... .. .. .. ............... .. 223
Data ..... .. .. .. ................. 272
starting . .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ...... 71
Starting with jumper cables ........ . 264
Stopping ........ .. ................ 73
Engine compartment ................ 218 Closing the hood . .. ........... .... 217
Opening the hood .... ...... ..... .. 216
Safety instructions .. .............. . 216
Working in the engine compartment .. 216
Engine coolant .. .. ................. 223
Adding coolant . ...... ............. 224
Checking the engine coolant level . .. .. 223
Expansion tank .... ............... . 223
Malfunction symbol ... .. ...... .... .. 15
Radiator fan . .. .. ................. 225
Temperature gauge ............ .... . 10
Engine oil .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 218
Adding ......... .. ............... 221
Additives .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ........ 221
Changi ng ... .. ...... ........... .. 222
Checking the engine oil level ..... .... 221
Ind ications and conditions requiring ex-
tra checking ..... .. ............... 221
Indicator light ..... .............. .. 17
Oil consumption .. .. .............. . 220
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28 2 Index
Oil grades . ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 218
Oil level symbol ....... ... .. .. .... .. 20
Pressure malfunction . .... ... .. .... . . 1 6
Recommended oil check intervals ..... 221
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscos ity ... ... .. ... 218
Engine speed limitation ... .. .. .. .... . . 20
E ng ine start system (indicator lights) .... 17
Environment Break- in period ........... .. .. .... . 192
Catalytic converter ................. 193
D isposing of your vehicle battery ..... 230
D riving at high speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 195
D riving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 194
F uel ... ...... ............. ...... . 213
F uel economy .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 194
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 2 16
L etting the vehicle stand and warm up . 195
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 226
Proper disposal of dra ined engine coo l-
ant . .. .. .... ........ ...... ... .. . 224
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1, 222
Recycl ing used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 22 1
Un leaded fuel ............ .. .. .. .. . 211
What should I do wi th an old ba ttery? . 230
ESP (Electronic stabilization program) Warn ing/ indicato r lights . ....... ..... 18
Event Data Recorder ( EDR) ..... .. .... . 184
E xha ust tail p ipes .......... .. .. ..... 206
Expansion tank ............. .... .... 223
Exterior lighting . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 41
E xterio r m irrors
Ad just ing ............... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Di mm ing . ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 48
H eating ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 47
E xte rio r temperatu re d isplay ... .. .. .. . . 22
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Fastening
Booster seats ............... ... ... 172
Conve rtible c hild safety seats ... .. .. . 170
I nfant seats ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 169
Fastening eyes . ........... .. .. .... .. 62
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 F
or the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 213
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift-
ing ... .... .... .. .................. 10
Refueling . ................... .... 213
Sav ing fuel by early ups hifting ...... .. 10
Fo ur-zone automatic climate control ... . 67
Front a irbags
Descrip tion ................... .... 141
How they work ................ .. .. 14 7
Frontal collis ions and the laws of phys ics 129
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adjusting . ....................... 120
Child restraints in the front seat .. .... 139
F uel
Additives . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 211
B lended gaso line ... ... ..... ... .. .. 211
C urrent consumption ............... . 23
Economy messages (effic iency program) 24
Fuel filler flap emergency release . .... 214
Fuel filler neck . .. ................ . 212
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 11
Gasoli ne .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ... 211
Gasoli ne add it ives ............... .. 212
Low fue l level symbol .......... .. .. . 20
Octane rat ing .... .. .... .... ... .. .. 211
Recommendation .... .. ..... .... . .. 211
Ref uel ling ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 213
Reserve ... ...... ................. . 11
Tank capac ity ................. 11,272
F uses
Assignment ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 260
Replacing ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 260
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Garage door opener (HomeLink ®) . ... .. 115
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gas discharge lamps ............. .... 263
Ga uges
E ngine coo lan t temperature . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 25
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tr ip odometer .................. .. . 25
Genera l illustr ation ... .......... .. .. .. 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) .... 16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 232
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Glove compartm ent (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 270
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Head-up Di splay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
H eadlig hts
C leaning system ... .... ... .. .. .. .. ..
45
Defective .. ...... ..... .. .... .. .. .. 20
H eadlig ht range control . . . . . . . . . 21, 41
Washer rese rvoir .......... ... ... .. 230
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 122
Ad justing .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 122
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removi ng .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .... 52
Heated
exterior mi rrors ....... ... .. .. .. .. ..
47
rear window (automatic climate contro l) 68
rea r window (cl imate control) . .. .. .. .. 66
seats (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . 68
seats (cl imate control) .......... .... . 66
windshie ld washer spray nozzl es ... ... 45
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
H eavy clo thing and safety belts . .. .. .. . 13 1
High beam . ................ ... ... ... 43
H igh voltage warning labe l .. .. .. .. .. . 270
H ome Link ® universal remote cont ro l .. . 115
Hood (release lever) ........ .. .. .. .. . 216
H orn ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 8
H ow are c hild restra int system anchors re-
l ated to child safety ............. ....
177
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 145
H ow o ften sho uld I check my t ire p res-
sures? . ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ...
23 8
How safety belt pre tensione rs wo rk ... . 135
Hydroplaning ............. .... .. .. . 242
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Immo bilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Impor tant things to do before driving . . 118
Improperly worn safety belts . .. .. .. .. . 134
Indica to r ligh ts
refer to Wa rning/indicator lights . ... .. 11
Infant seats ... ........... .. .. .. .. . 169
Inde x 283
Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7 4
Installing the upper tether s trap on the
an cho rage .. .. .. .. .... ........... ..
180
Instruments
Adjus ting the light ing ......... .... .. 44
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster .. ........... .... .
10
Interior ligh ting
Ambience lighting . .. .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Front and rear ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. .
44
Inter mittent (w indshield wipers) .. .. .. . 4 5
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Jack 252
Jump-starting . .. .. .. ............... 264
Jumper c ables . .. ...... ............. 2 65
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Key ........... ... .. ................ 29
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . 30
Emergency key . ...... ........... .. . 29
K ey rep lacemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mechan ica l key ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 30
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Kick-down
t iptron ic . ....... .. . .. ... .... ... ..
104
Knee a irbags ....... ................ 154
Desc ription .. .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 154
H ow they wor k ... ................. 156
Important sa fety inst ru ctions .... .. .. 156
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LATC H 177
Des cription .. .. .. ................. 178
Installing a ch ild restr aint ....... .. .. 179
Loca tion . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 178
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
1 79
Leat he r .. .... .. .... ... .......... .. 2 0 7
Leather (cleaning) .. .... ......... .. .. 208
Leav ing home ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 4 3
Lifting jack ....... .. ..... .......... 256
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286 Index
Replacing Fuses . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 260
Light bulbs .... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 263
Tires and whee ls ......... .. .. ..... 243
W indshield wiper blades ..... .. .... .. 46
Report ing Safety Defects . ... .. ... ... . 12 6
Rese t button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Retractor ...... ........... ........ . 131
Revers ible ma t .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2
R ims (cleaning) ............. ... .. ... 205
Roof rac k ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 57
L oading . ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 58
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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SA FE .. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 25
S afe d riving hab its ......... .. .. .. .. . 118
Safety belt position ........ .. .. .. .. . 132
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. .... . 134
Safety belts worn by p regnant women . 133
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .. .. .. ... 135
Service and disposal .......... .. .. . 135
S afety bel t pre tens io ners
Pr e sense . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 18 2
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
cleaning . .. ................ ... ... 209
D anger to passe ngers w ho do not wea r a
s a fety be lt .............. .. .. ..... 129
F asten ing . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 13 1
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Imp roperly worn . ..... ... .. .. .... . 134
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 132
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Specia l co nsiderations fo r pregnant
women .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 133
Unfaste ning .. ........... .... .... . 133
War ning/ indica to r li gh t .... .. .. ..... 12 8
Warn ing ligh t . ... ..... ... .. .. .... .. 16
Why YOU MUST wear them ... ... ... . 128
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety bel t tensione r
d rive sele ct . ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 9 6
Safety belt warn ing light .. .. .. .. .. .. . 128
Safety compliance sticker ... .. .. .. .. . 270 Sa
fety eq uipment . .... .. ..... ... .. .. 118
Safety featu res for occupant rest ra int and
protection .. .... .. ............. .... 118
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety instr uctions
E ngine compartment . .. ..... ... .. .. 216
for side c urtain airbags ......... .... 161
for using child safety seats .... .. .. .. 167
fo r using safety belts ........... .. .. 131
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys -
tem .. ..... ... .. .. .......... .... . 152
Safety systems Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 17
S eat adjustment
Contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Front passenger's seat .............. . 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 122
Safety gu idelines . ................ .. 50
Seat be lts
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem .... .. .. .. 128
Seat heating/ven tila tion (automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat heating (climate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seating position Driver .... .... ................... 119
Front passenger ............... .... 120
How to adj ust the front seats .... .. .. 120
Incorrect seat position .............. 122
Occu pan ts .. ... .. ..... ....... ... .. 119
Rea r passengers .. ............. .... 121
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats ( number) .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 128
Se lective unlock feature . .......... ... . 32
Se lector lever ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 103
Emergency re lease ............. .... 107
Se rv ice and d isposa l
Safety be lt pre tensioner ..... .... . .. 135
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
S hi ft buttons .. .. .. ............. .. .. 106
S id e ai rbags
D escription . ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. 15 7
How they wor k ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 158