Safety Belts - Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Homelink 12 8
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 128
S a fety fir s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dri v ing Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 131
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 135
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belts
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140
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Safety belt pret ensioners . . . . . . . . . . 147
Airbag system ......... . . . . . . . .
I mpo rtan t th ings to know .. . . . . . . . .
Front airbags . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System .. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .
Knee airbags . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Side airbags . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Side curta in airbags ....... . ... . . . .
Child Safety ........... . ... . . . .
Important things t o know .. . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats . .. . ..... . ... . . . .
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATC H Lower ancho rages and tethe rs
for children . . ............ . ... . . . .
Addit ional I nformation
Audi pre sense . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Prevent at ive passenger protection
149
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16 1
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169
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186
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Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Intelligent technology
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Not ice about dat a recorded by vehicle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Electr onic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 19 6
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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Electro -mechan ical powe r assist . . . . . 201
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 201
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving and environment . . . . . 204
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Diesel particulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 206
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Operate your vehicle economi cally and
min imi ze poll ut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer towing
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209
Drivi ng with a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trai ler tow ing tips . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 211
Vehicle care
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213
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 213
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 214
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 218
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Selective catalytic reduct ion . . . . . . . . 223
Checking and filling
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227
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Windshie ld/headlight washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 261
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