AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK 2015 Owners Manual

Owner's Manual
2015 Audi RS 7 Sportback
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Foreword
Thank you f or choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will a llow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo ­
gy and p rem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer . We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manua l tho roughly so that you qu ic k ly become acquaint­
ed with you r A udi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use ­
f u l tips and information concerning your safety, how to ca re fo r yo ur vehicle and
how to ma inta in your veh icle's va lue. We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to dr ive your ve hicle more efficiently and in an environ menta lly
frie ndly manne r.
In the Owne r's Man ual packe t, you will a lso find an Owner's Manual fo r yo ur In­
fota inment system and the veh icle ma intenance sc hedule .
We hope you e njoy driving yo ur Audi and we w ish you safe and pleasant motor­
i ng .
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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature ............. .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration .............. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display ... ... ... .
Lap timer .. ................ ... . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys .. .. .................. ... . .
Power locking system .......... .. .
Rear lid .... .................. .. .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows .......... .. .. ... .
Valet parking ................... .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............ .
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Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . 42
Clear vision ................... .
Lights .......... ........ .. .. ... .
Interior lights ................... .
V1s1on ..... .............. ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ......... .
Mirrors .. ............... ....... .
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General recommendations ........ .
Front seats ............... ... ... .
Head restraints .... ...... .. .. .. . .
Seat memory ............. ... .. . .
Ashtray ........................ .
Cigarette lighte r ................. .
12-volt sockets ......... ...... .. . .
Storage .... ... .......... ....... .
Roof rack ....... ........ .. .. ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .. . .
Pass -through with ski sack ........ . 53
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Warm and cold ... .......... .. .
Four-zone automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... .
On the road ... ... .......... .. .
Steering .. .... .. .... ......... .. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
Electromechanical parking brake ... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cruise control . ... ... ......... ... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard ........... .
Introduction ..... ............... .
General information .... .... .... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ....... .
Audi braking guard ............ .. .
Messages ..... .. .. ............ . .
Audi active lane assist ....... .
Active lane assist ... ........... .. .
Audi side assist ......... ..... .
Lane Change Assistant ........ .... .
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving settings .. .......... ..... .
Raising/lowering the vehicle ..... .. .
Driver messages .. ... ............ .
Night vision assistant ........ .
Night vision assistant with detected
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pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 103
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rearviewcamera . ............. ... 111
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. ....... ................... 119
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Safet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 121
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 125
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Why safety bel ts? .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 13 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 136
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... .
Install ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. ... .
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion
Audi pre sense .......... .. .. . .
Pr even ta ti ve passe nger p rotec tion
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
N ot ice about da ta re corded by the
E vent Data Recorder and vehi cle 165
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control mo dules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 187
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Elect romechan ical power assist,
dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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Driving with your q uattro . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Driving and environment . . . . . 196
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving throug h water on roads . . . . . 197
Warmi ng up and coo ling down . . . . . . 197
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Operate your vehicle economically a nd
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 201
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 202
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine compartment.............. 213
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Windsh ie ld/headlight* washer
c ont ainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T ire pressure mo nitor ing system 255
Do-it -yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 59
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
E mergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
T ire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F uses .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... 269
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency situations ... .. .... 273
G ene ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
St arting by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . 2 73
St art ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 273
Useofjumpercab les ... .... ... .. .. 274
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lift ing vehicle. .... .... ... .... .. .. 277
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Vehicle ident ifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
RS 7 Sportback 4 .0, 8 cylinder . . . . . . 281
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 282
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Operating your vehicle o utside the
U.S.A . or C anada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Audi Service Rep air Manu als and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Addit ional accessories , modifications
and pa rts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
D eclar ation o f Compliance,
T e lecommunication and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
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In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Oper ating In st ru cti ons
- Warranty
& Ma intenance boo klet.
If you are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistanc e.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed desc ription of the Aud i M ulti
Media Interface (MMI) including t he nav iga­
tion system, the so und system and the ha nd­
h e ld pho ne.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can keep your A udi in top
driving condition by hav ing it serviced regular­
l y and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rra nties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the boo klet with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicl e to a n author ized Audi dealer for serv ­
i ce. Y our Audi Servi ce A dvis or will re cord each
sche duled service and can an swe r any ques­
tions you may have rega rding how to ma in tain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the veh icle lite rat ure is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o ob tain a cop y, contact your dea le r
or wri te to:
Au Canada, on peut se p rocure r un exemp la ire
e n fr an<;ais de ce do cument aupres du conces ­
sio nnair e ou de:
Aud i Canada
C lient Assistance
Assis tance a la Clientele
7 77 Bayly S tree t, Wes t,
A jax, On tario LlS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the ve hicle to
make th e Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and m aintenan ce inform ation
a vaila ble to the nex t owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be s ure to send in a "Notice of Add ress
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. T his card can be fo und in the Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Aud i dea ler .
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad­
vanced Parking System" . In add it ion, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
a n aster isk
" *" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
n ing of this book, which disp lays all topics de­
scr ibed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with­
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockp it: left sect io n
Fig. 2 Cockp it : ri ght sect io n