warning lights AUDI A7 2013 Workshop Manual

302 Index
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 141
Why safety be lts? ...... .... .. .... . 140
R
Rad iato r fan .. .. .......... .. .. .... . 23 9
Radio clock .. ................ ... .... 27
Rain/light sensor
He adlig hts ................ .. .... .. 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .... 47
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range (fuel leve l) ........ .. .. .. .... .. 25
Reading lights ....................... 46
Rear fog lights .. .......... ........ .. 43
R ear lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear light
D efe ctiv e ............... .... .. .. .. 22
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear spoiler .. ... .......... ........ . 198
R ear view came ra
refer to Parking systems . .. .. .. 117 ,118
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R ear window heating (automatic climate
contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rea r window heating (climate control) . . . 70
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . 69
Refu elling ..... ................... . 227
Remote control
Garage door opener (HomeLink ®) .. ... 128
Unlock ing and locking .......... ..... 35
Repair manua ls ............ .. .. .. .. . 289
Repairs Airbag system .................... 165
Replacing Fuses .. .. .. ... .. ..... ...... ... .. . 275
L ight bulbs . ............... .. .. .. . 278
Tires and wheels ............. ..... 258
W indshie ld wiper blades . .. .. .. .... .. 48
Report ing Safety Defects ............. 138
Reset button .... ............ .. .... .. 27
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Reversible mat ................ .... .. 66 R
ims (cleaning) .... ............. .... 218
Roof ra ck ........................... 61
Loading ...................... ..... 62
Roof weight . .. .. ............. .... . 62
s
SAFE ......... ... .. ................ 27
Safe driving habits .................. 130
Safety belt pos itio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . 146
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 145
Safety belt pretensioner .............. 147
Serv ice and disposa l ............... 147
Safety belt pretensioners
Pre sense ..... .. ................ . 194
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
cleaning ......................... 223
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .... ................... 141
Fastening ........................ 143
Height adjustment ............ ... .. 146
Improperly wo rn ................. . 146
Not worn . .... ............... .... 141
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety inst ruct ions ................ . 143
S ecu ring child safety seats ....... ... 186
Special considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .. ... .............. 145
Unf astening ..... ... .......... .... 14S
Warning/indicator light ........... .. 140
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MUST wear them .. ... ... .. 140
Wo rn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety be lt tens ioner
drive select .... ................... 102
Saf ety belt warning light .......... ... 140
Safety comp liance sticker ........... . 285
Safety equipment ................... 130
Safety features for occupant re straint and
protection .. .... .. ................ . 130
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety i nstr uctions
Engine compartment ............... 230
for side curtain airbags .... .... ... .. 173
for using child safety seats .......... 179

for using safety belts ..... ... .. .. .. . 143
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. .. . 164
Safety systems Warn ing/ indica to r li ghts ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dr iver's seat ............. .... .. .. .. 52
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H ead rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 134
Safety guide lines . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .. .. . 140
Seat heating/venti lation (automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seating position Driver . .. .. .... ........... .. .. ... 13 1
Fr ont passenger ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
How to adjus t the front seats . . . . . . . . 132
Incorrect seat position .. ... .. .. .. .. . 134
Occupants .. ............. .... .. .. . 131
Rear passengers .......... .... .. ... 133
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Comfort seat side view .. ..... .... ... 57
S eat symmetry ........... .... .. .. .. 57
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive unlock feat ure .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selector leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Selector lever emergency release
115
Service and disposal Safety belt pre tens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 14 7
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shift buttons ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 113
Ship (t ransporti ng your ve hicle) . .. .. .. . 283
Side airbags Descr ipt ion .... ........... ... ... .. 169
H owtheywork .................... 170
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ad justing the brightness ... .. .. .. .. . 100
Sensor range ............ .... .. .. .. 99
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 100
C lea ning sensors . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 216
Inde x 303
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 172
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Safety instr uctions ................. 173
S ide mar ker lights . ............. .... . 43
Ski sack ...... .. .... .......... ...... 66
also refer to Trunk pass-through ...... 67
Slid ing/tilting s unroof
Emergency clos ing .. ........... .... . 42
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 42
Snow chains . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 262
Socket ........ ... .. ..... ........... 58
Sources of information abo ut child re-
stra ints and their use ................ 193
Space -saving spare tire . .. ..... ... .. .. 268
Spare tire ......... .. ..... .......... 268
Speed limiter . .. .. ................. . 30
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed rat ing letter code ............. . 258
Speed warning system . .. ..... ... .. .. . 83
Sport d iffe rential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator light . .. .. .. ........... .. . 23
Star button . .. .. .. ............... .. . 25
Start -S top -System .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Engine does not switched off . ... .. .. . 82
Engine starts a utomat ica lly ..... .. .. . 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 81
Messages . .. .. .. ................. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine ......... 81
switching off/on .. .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 82
S TAR T ENGIN E STOP button ...... .. .. . 75
Star ting from res t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting off w ith a trailer . .. .. ... ... .. . 80
Starting the engine . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Steering El ectr ica lly adjus table stee ring wheel . . 74
M anu ally adjus table steering wheel . .. . 74
also refer to E lectro -mechan ica l powe r
ass ist . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 201
Steering wheel Easy entry fea ture ................. . 75
Ind icator lig ht . .. ................. . 18
Steering wheel heat ing . ..... ... .. .. . 73
Steering wheel column Adjusting electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Adjus ting manu ally ............ .. .. . 74
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304 Index
Steering whee l w ith tip tronic ... .. .... . 1 13
Steps fo r determining correct load lim it . 255
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 63
S tron ic transm issio n
L aunch Cont ro l Program . ....... ....
114
S tron ic® .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 109
Sunroof . .... ............. .. .. .. .. .. 42
Sun shade . .. ... ....... ...... ... .. .. 47
Sun visors ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 47
Symbo ls
refer to Wa rni ng/ind icator lig hts ...... 12
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2, 23
Tec hnical modifications ..... .... .... . 292
Tempe ratu re d isp lay .................. 23
Tether anchors ................. .... 192
Tether strap .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 192
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. ................... .... .
204
Three-zone climate control ...... .... .. 69
Tie -downs 65,137
T ips fo r th e env ironment
Saving fue l ................ .. .. .. . .
tiptronic
6 2
109
tiptronic (au tomatic transmission) .... . 1 13
T ire pressure .... .... ...... ... ... .. . 252
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. ... 264
Loss of air pressure ................ 265
Malfunct io n ...................... 265
Res ett ing t ire p ressures ......... .... 266
Tires . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
Service life .................. .... .
Speed rating letter code ... .. .. .... .
Tire man ufacturing date ....... .... .
r 'f . ire spec, 1cat1ons ......... .... ... .
Tread depth .................. ... .
246
256
258
258
258
256
Unifo rm t ir e quality g rading .. .. .. ... 260
W in te r tir es ...................... 26 1
Tires and vehicle load lim its .... .. .. .. . 254
Tires and whee ls
C hecking tire pressu re ... .. .. .... .. .
2 52
Cold t ire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. . 250
Dimensions . ...................... 257
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Low aspect ratio tires . .. ..... ... .. . .
New t ires and wheels ........... ... .
Replac ing . .... .................. .
Snow c ha ins ..................... .
T ires and veh icle load limits ... .. .. . .
Whee l bolts
. ' ............. ...... .
w· t · in er tires ... . .............. .. . .
Tire service life .................... .
T oo ls
. . .. .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
T o rn o r frayed safety belts ........... .
247
263
257
258
262
254
263
2 61
256
2 67
143
T h . ouc -up paint ..................... 218
Towing
T ow t ruck p roced ures . .. ..... ... .. ..
2 81
T PMS
T ire pressure mon itoring system .....
265
Trailer tow ing . .... ................. 209
Operating instructions .............. 209
p
k " ar mg system ........ ........... . 127
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 209,210
Tra ile r tow ing ti ps ................ . 211
Train (transporting your vehicle) ... .... 283
T ra nsmis sion
S tronic ® .. .... .. ... .. ..... .... . ..
109
tipt ronic . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 109
T ransmission malfunction ( indicato r
li ght) ...... .... ...................
11 4
Transport Canada ................... 138
Transporting yo ur vehicle . ... ... .. .. .. 2 83
Tread Wea r In dicator (TW I) .. ... ...... 256
Tr ip odometer .................... ... 27
What does it mean when DEF appears in
th e tr ip odometer display? ...........
27
Tru nk
refer to Luggage compartment ... .. .. . 63
Tru nk pass -through .................. 67
Turn signals . .... ................... . 45
Warning/indicator lights . .......... .. 23
u
Un dercoating . .. .. ................. 219
U nfastening sa fety belts .... ... .. .. .. 14 5
Un idirec tional tires . ................ . 246
Uniform tire quality grading . ... .. .. .. 260