tow AUDI A7 2014 Workshop Manual

.. Press inward strongly on the left s ide of the
cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig . 224 .
.. Screw the towing loop in the threaded open-
ing and tighten it until it stops
¢fig. 225.
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the vehicle tool
kit. Install the cover in the bumper. Always
keep the towing loop in the vehicle.
A WARNING
If you do not screw the tow ing loop com­
pletely, it could come out of the threaded
hole while the vehicle is being towed cau s­
ing damage to the vehicle and possib le se­
r ious personal inju ry.
Rear towing loop
Only install the rear towing loop when it is
needed.
F ig. 226 Rear bumper: cover
Fig. 2 27 Rear bumper: screwing in towing loop
There are threads located behind the right
side of the rear bumper where a towing loop
can be installed. The threads are located be­
hind a cover.
Emergenc y situ ation s 2 79
.. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
too l kit .
.. Press inward strongly to the button side of
the cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 226.
.. Screw the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing and tighten it unt il it stops. The indica­
to r mark ing must be flush w ith th e bumper
¢ fig. 227 .
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the ve hicle too l
ki t. Always keep the towing loop in the vehi­
cle.
A WARNING
If yo u do not screw the towing loop com ­
p letely , it co uld come out of the t hreaded
hole while the vehicle is being towed caus­
ing damage to the vehicle and possible se­
rious pe rsonal injury.
loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fi g. 228 Ve hicle on flat bed tru ck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with t he centerline of the
car car rier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye prev iously insta lled .
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the center line of the
car carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the re ar tow line
eye prev ious ly insta lled .
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280 Emergency situations
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you have your vehicle transported,
be sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the axle,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye. For technical reasons, the
pressure in the suspension struts may
change during the transport and this will
adversely affect vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig. 229 Front lift in g po int
Fig. 230 Rear lifti ng point
., Read and heed WARNING c> &, .
~ N 0 6 .., (0
., Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI:
!CARI function button > (Car)* systems con­
trol button>
Servicing & checks> Air susp.:
jack mode > On.
., Locate lifting points ¢ fig . 229 and
¢fig . 230 .
., Adjust lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to match veh icle lifting points .
., Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points .
The vehicle jack mode* must be activated so
that the automat ic adjustment of the Adap­
tive Ai r Suspens ion* does not make it more
difficult to raise the vehicle with the floor
jack .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stands intended for this
purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan re­
inforcement about at the same level as the
jack mounting point
¢fig. 229. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located on the vert ical rein­
forcement of the lower sill for the on-board
jack
c!;> fig. 230.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to¢ page 268 .
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of serious injury and
veh icle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe­
cial workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated¢
fig. 229 and
¢ fig. 230.
-Failure to lift the veh icle at these
points could cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change in ve­
hicle weight distribution and balance.
This might happen, for example, when
-

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 .
Consumer Information 285
@ 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
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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