Table Of Contents; Driving And Environment - Audi A7 Sportback 2012 Owner's Manual

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Vehicle lite ra tu r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About thi s Owner' s Manual . . . 6
Contr o l s and e qui p m e nt . . . .. .
Ins t ruments and controls . . . .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights
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Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights .. . . . . . . . . .
Driver information display .. . . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Power locking system ..... . . . . . . . .
Rear lid . . . . . ....... ........ .... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors . . .
Power windows ........... . ... . . .
Valet park ing . . .......... . . . . . .. .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... . . . . . . . . . .
Clear vi s ion ................... .
Lights . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
I nter ior lights ............ . . . . . . . .
V1s 1 on ... . . ..... . ........ . . . . .. .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mirrors .. . . .............. . . . . .. .
Seats and storage . ..... . . . . . . .
General recommendations . . . . . . . . .
Front seats ... . .......... . . . . . .. .
Head restraints .............. . .. .
Seat memory . . .......... . ... . .. .
Ashtray . . . . . . . .... ... ... . . . . . . . .
Cigarette lighter ........... . . . . . . .
12-vo lt sockets ............ . . . . . . .
Sto rage . ................ . . . . . .. .
Roof rack . .............. . . . . . . . .
Luggage compartment ... . . . . . . . . .
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . .
Warm and cold ......... . . . . .. .
Climate controls ......... . . . . . . .. .
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . .
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Four-zone automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating ...... . . . . . .
On the road . . . ... . ...... . . . . . .
Steering . . . ... . . . . . . ...... . .... .
Starting and stopping the engine .. . .
Electromechanical parking brake . . . .
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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adaptive crui se control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi side assist
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Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving set t ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Night vision a s sistant . . . . . . . . . 98
Night vision assistant with detec t ed
pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 102
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1 p ronic . . ... . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . 102
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General informa t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the display and warn ing
tones. . ... . ... . . . ............ . .. 113
Error messages 114
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Universal remote control. ........ . . 115
Safet y first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 119