gas type AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK 2016 Owners Manual

fill up at busy gas st ations where the season al
adjustm ent is mor e likely to be made in time .
(D Note
-Me thanol f uels which do not mee t these re­
quirements may ca use corros ion and dam­
age to plastic and rubber components in the
fuel system .
- Do not use fuels that fai l to meet the speci­
fied criter ia in this chapter.
- If you are unable to determine whether or not a particular fuel blend meets the speci­
ficat ions, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents can­
not be identif ied.
- Fuel system damage and performance prob­
lems resulting from the use of fue ls differ­
ent from those specified are not the respon­
s ibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Veh icle or the Emiss ion Control
System Wa rrant ies.
- If you experience a loss of fue l economy or
driveability and performance prob lems due
to the use of one of these fuel b lends , we
recommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
A ma jo r concern among many au to manufactur ­
e rs is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
A lthough gasoline gr ades d iffer from one manu ­
facturer to ano ther, they have cer tain things in
common . All gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to coll ect on v ita l eng ine
parts, such as f uel injectors and intake valves. Al­
though most gasoline brands include additives to
keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective.
Aud i recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. For more informat ion on TOP TIER Deter -
,... gent Gasoline, please go to the official website
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t3 (www .toptiergas .com) .
'SI: .... N Fuel and R efueling
After an extended period o f using inadeq uate
fuels, carbon deposit bui ld-ups can rob your en­
gine o f peak performance.
(D Note
Damage or ma lf u nction due to poor fuel qual ­
ity is not covered by the A udi New Vehicle
Limited Warranty .
Refueling
Fuel filler neck
The fue l filler neck is located on the rig ht rea r
s ide panel behind the fuel filler flap .
If the power lock ing system shou ld fai l, yo u can
still open the flap manually -fo r detailed inst ruc­
t io ns see c:>
page 201.
You can find the fuel tank capacity of your vehicle
i n c:>
page 260 .
The label on the inside of the fuel f iller flap tells
you the correct fuel for your vehicle. For more in­
format ion about fuel spec ificat ions, see
c=> page 198 .
Your vehicle fuel tank has an on board refuelling
vapor recovery system. T his feature helps to pre­
vent fuel vapors from escaping from the tank and polluting the environme nt wh ile you refuel your
vehicle . In o rder to fill the tank p roper ly w hile
pro tect ing t he e nvir onment, p lease follow th is
ref ue ling pro cedure ca re fully.
A WARNING
Under normal opera ting cond itions, neve r ca r­
ry additional f uel containers in your car . Gas
canisters and other containers used to trans­
port fue l can be dange rous. Such containe rs,
full or empty, may leak and could cause a fire
i n a co llision. If you must transport fuel to
use for your lawn mower, snow blower, etc .,
be ve ry ca reful and always observe local and
state laws rega rding the use, transportation
a nd stor age of su ch f uel con tainers. Make cer ­
t ai n t he cont ainer meets industry stand ards
(A NSI/AS TM F852 -86).
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With certain types o f air bag dep loyment, the
battery is disconnected from the vehicle electri­
cal system for safety reasons¢&.
in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 150 .
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle func tions (power w indow re gula­
t ors, for example) are lost i f th e battery termi ­
na ls are d isconnected . These functions have to be
relearned a fter the battery termina ls are con ­
nected aga in. To prevent th is, the batte ry s hou ld
only be disco nnected from the vehicle e lectr ica l
system w hen abso lut ely necessa ry for repairs.
Veh icles not driven for long periods
If yo u do not drive you r vehicle over a period of
seve ral days or weeks, e lectrical components a re
g radually c ut back or sw itched off. This reduces
e n ergy consumption and ma inta ins starting ca ­
pability over a longer period ¢
page 186. Some
of the co nvenience funct io ns m ay not o perate,
such as the i nter io r li ghts or powe r seat adjust­
men t. T he conve nie nce func tions w ill be av aila ble
ag ain whe n you swi tch on the igni tion and start
the eng ine .
Winter operation
During the win ter mo nth s, ba ttery capaci ty te nds
to decr ease as temperatu res drop . T his is be­
c a use more power i s als o c ons umed w hile s tar t­
i ng, and t he he adlights, rear w indow de fogge r,
etc., a re used more o ften .
Avoi d unn ecess ary power consu mption, part icu­
larl y in cit y tr affic or when traveling on ly sho rt
d is tan ces. Let yo ur au thori ze d Aud i d ealer che ck
the cap aci ty of the vehicle battery before w inte r
sets in ¢
pa ge 214 . A well charge d battery w ill
n ot on ly prevent start ing p roblems w hen the
weather is cold, but will also last longer .
(D Tips
If your ve hicle is left stand ing fo r severa l
weeks at extremely low tem peratures, the ve­
hicle batte ry s hould be removed an d sto red
where it will not freeze. This will preve nt it
fro m being damaged an d hav ing to be re­
placed.
Checking and Filling
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
th e battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart ­
ment under the floor. Befo re yo u check anything
i n the luggage compart ment ,
read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢&_ .
Always heed the safety warnings , when wor king
o n the veh icle batte ry or t he ve hicle elec trical
system to prevent in ju ry .
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery :
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working on the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection .
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Battery acid contains sulfuric acid . Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection .
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No
- sparks
- flames
· smoking .
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When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
®
Always keep the battery well out of
reach of children .
A WARNING
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Whenever working on t he battery or on the
e lectr ica l system, the re is the r isk of injury,
accide nt a nd eve n fire. Read and he ed the fol­
l ow ing W AR NIN GS:
- Always wear eye prot ection. Do not let bat·
tery acid or any l ead particles g et on you r
skin o r clothing. Shield yo ur ey es. E xplosiv e
g ases can ca use b lindne ss or o ther in jury.
- Ba tte ry acid contai ns sulfur ic acid . Su lfu ric
acid can ca u se blindness and s evere burns.
- Always wea r gloves and eye protection . Do
n ot tilt t he batte ry because aci d could lea k
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out of the ventilation openings. ""
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