air condition AUDI A7 2018 Owner's Manual

Consum er Info rmation
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironment al
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and ad justments to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop personnel i n order to assure proper per ­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of servicing in accordance w ith
the ma intenance sc hedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rra nty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, c reating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your p assengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportu nity to pe rform a ll scheduled ma inte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and train ed sp ecialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limited maint enance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures w hich can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavai lable . Before pe r­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNING S provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com ­
partment , alw ays read a nd heed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 193 .
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A WARNING
- Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other proce dures with respect to t he ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
an d equi pmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au­
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer­
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied with the veh i­
cle is no t adequate fo r th is pu rpose a nd
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk b rake is applied .
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Consum er Info rmation
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modificat ions.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, per ­
formance and safety are not impaired
c> &. .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo ­
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substantial reduction
in the operational safety of your veh icle and an
i n creased wea r of ve hicle parts
c> ,&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess io nal and competent manner or, in spe ­
cial cases, refer you to a p rofessional company
that spec ializes in such modificat ions.
.&_ WARNING
Improper repa irs and modificat ions can
c hange the way veh icle systems work and
c ause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per ­
sonal injury.
(UJ) Note
I f emergency rep air s mus t be pe rformed else ­
where, have the vehicle ex am ined by an a u­
thorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
compliance for telecom­ munications equipment
and electronic systems
The manufacturer is not liable fo r rad io m alfu nc ­
tions that are caused by unauthori zed changes to
the equipment.
Equipment
The fo llow ing equipment comp lies w it h F CC sec­
tion 15 and RSS -Gen:
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- Audi adaptive cru ise control *
- Aud i side assist*
- Remote cont rol key
- Garage door opener (Homel ink)*
- Cell phone package*
- T ire pressure monitoring system*
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the fo llowing two
conditions: ( 1) This device may not cause harmful
i nterference, and (2) this device must accept any
i nterference rece ived, includ ing interference that
may cause undesired operation.
FCC Part 15.21
Changes or modifications not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance cou ld
vo id the user's authority to operate the eq uip­
ment .
RSS-Gen
This device complies with Ind ustry Canada's li­
cense-exempt RSSs . Operation is subject to the
fo llowing two conditions:
(1) This dev ice may no t cau se inte rference; and
(2) This dev ice must accept any interference, i n­
clud ing inte rfe rence that may cause undes ired
ope ration of the dev ice.
CNR-Gen
Le present appare il est conforme aux CNR d'In­
dustrie Canada appl icables aux appare ils radio
exempts de licence . L'explo itation est autor isee
aux deux conditions su ivantes :
1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
2) l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioe ­
lectr ique s ubi, meme si le bro uillage est suscept i­
ble d'en compromettre le fonct ionnement.