towing AUDI A7 2014 Owner's Manual

Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding yo ur warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside North America .
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@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduct ion. Service manuals and lit­
erat ure are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a m inimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures,
in very dusty regions, when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be pe rformed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter.
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophistica t­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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296 Index
Jumper cables ..... ....... ... .. .... . 277
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Battery replacement master key ... .. .. 33
Emergency key ... ... .... ... .. .... .. 32
K ey not recogn ized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement .... ....... .. .. .. ..
32
M as ter key ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Mech an ic a l key .... .. ..... .... .. .. .. 33
Valet key . .. ................ ... .... 32
Kick-down
t ipt ron ic
113
Knee airbags ... .... .... ..... .. .. .. . 166
Description ..... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 166
How they work ............ ... .... . 168
Important saf ety instructions ..... .. . 168
L
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
L ane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH .. .. .. .... .. ... ...... .. .. .. . 189
Desc rip tion ....... .... ..... .. .. .. .
Installin g a child restraint .. .. .. .. .. .
Location
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. . .. ...... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .
190
191
190
191
La unch Con trol Prog ram .... .. .. .... . 114
Leath er clean ing/protection ....... .. . 216
Leaving home .......... ....... .. .... 46
Lifting jack ...... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 268
L ift ing vehicle
Light 280
Ambience lighting ............ .. .... 47
Com ing/Leaving home ..... .. .. .. .. . .
46
Daytime running lights .... .. .. .. .. . . 44
Emergency flashers ....... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Exterior lighting . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 44
H eadlight range control ....... .. .. .. 44
H igh b eam ............... ... .... ..
46
Low beam . ................ .. .... .. 44
Rea r fog ligh ts .. ...... ..... .. .. .. .. 44
S ide marker ligh ts ........ .. .. .... .. 44
T urn signals ................. .. ....
46
Light/rain sensor
Headlights . ..... .................. 44
I ntermittent (windshield w ipers) ...... 48
Sen sor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Loading the roof rack ... .. .... ... .... . 63
Locking
Power locking switch ................
37
Remot e control .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 35
Using the key .. .. ...... ....... .... .
37
Low be ams . .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 44
Lower un iv e rsal anchorag es (Canada) . . .
189
Luggage compartment
Bag hooks . .. .. . .. ... ... ... .. ... .. . 67
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
carpeting ..... .. .................. 67
Cover ......... .. ............. ..... 64
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Load ing ... .. .. .. ...... .. .... ..... . 64
Ski sack ... .. .. .. ...... .. .... ..... . 67
S towing lugg age . .... ...... ... ....
136
T ie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trunk pass-through ..... ......... .. . 68
Luggage compa rtment lid
Movement-ac tivated opening .. .. .. .. . 40
Lumbar support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
Maintenance .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 285
Malfun ction Indicator Lamp (M IL) . .
21, 30
Manua l shift p rogram ................ 113
Massage function
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ma tte fini sh pa in t cle aning .. ....... ..
213
Mechanica l key .... ................ .. 33
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . SO
d' . 1mmrng .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . 51
Vanity mirrors ... .................. 48
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 161
Mul tifunction stee ring wheel ....... ... . 25
N
Natura l leather
Cl ean ing
216
New tir es and wheels ... ...... ... .. .. 254

300 Index
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting off with a tra iler ... ... .. .. .. . . 80
Starting the engine .......... .. .. .. .. 76
Steer ing
Electrically adjustable steering whee l .. 75
Manually adjustable steering whee l .. .. 75
also refer to Electro -mechanical power
assist . ...... ................... . 201
Steer ing whee l
Easy entry feature ......... ... .... .. 76
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering whee l heating ..... ... .. ... . 74
Steering wheel column
Adj usting e lectr ically ...... .. .. .. .. . . 75
Adjusting manually ........ ... .. .. .. 75
Steer ing wheel w ith tiptronic ... .. .. .. . 113
Steps for determining correct load limit . 252
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 64
S tronic transmission Launch Control Program ............ 114
S tron ic (automatic transmission) . .... . 109
Sunroof . .. ................... .... .. 42
Sun shade ... ................ ..... .. 48
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights ...... 12
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 24
Tail lights
C leaning ................ .... ..... 214
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 223
Technical data .............. ... .. .. . 282
Technical modifications ..... .. .. .... . 288
Temperature d isplay ...... .. .... .. .. .. 24
Tether anchors ..................... 192
Tether strap . ... ......... ... .. .. ... 192
Textiles Cleaning . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 216
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ..... .. ................ ..... . 204
Three-zone climate control .. .. .. .. .. . . 70
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 137 T
ips for the environment
Saving fuel . ..... ................ .. 63
t iptron ic (automatic transmission) 109, 113
Tire pressure .... ................... 249
T ire pressure monitoring system ....... 261
Loss of air pressure ................ 262
Malfunction ..... ................ . 262
Resetting tire pressures ......... .... 263
T ires ....... .. .. .. ............... .. 243
Service life .... .. ............. .... 253
Speed rating letter code ............ 255
Tire manufacturing date ............ 255
Tire specifications ............... .. 255
Tread depth ...................... 253
Uniform tire quality grading ..... .... 257
Winter tires ..... ... ........... ... 258
Tires and vehicle load limits ........ ... 251
T ires and wheels
Checking tire press ure ........ .. .. .. 249
Cold tire inflation pressure ....... ... 247
Dimensions . ..... ................ . 254
General notes .... ................ . 243
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .. ............... 244
Low aspect ratio tires ............. .. 260
New tires and wheels ........ ... .. .. 254
Replac ing ... .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 255
Snow chains ..... ... ........... ... 259
T ires and veh icle load limits ..... .... 251
Wheel bolts .................. .... 260
Winter tires ...... ................ 258
Tire service life .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 253
Too ls ..... ... .. .. ................ . 264
T orn or frayed safety belts ............ 143
Towing Tow truck procedures ........ ... .. .. 278
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system . .. .. 262
T rai le r towing . .. .. ............... .. 209
Operating instructions .............. 209
Parking system ... ................ . 127
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 209,210
Trai ler towing tips ................. 211
T rain (transport ing you r vehicle) . .. .. .. 280
Transmission .. .. .. ....... ...... .... 109
Transmission malfunction (indicator
light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114