Technical data

Technology/safety
Body, galvanised
lightweight aluminium hybrid construction; fully-
galvanised in areas at risk from corrosion, unitary
construction, welded to the floor pan, front and rear
areas feature defined crumple zones. (12 year
guarantee against rust perforation)
Side impact protection
front and rear aluminium impact protection bars
integrated into the doors
Child-proof lock
electric child-proof lock on the rear doors, operated
via the child-proof lock buttons in the driver’s door
armrest, additional electric child-proof lock for the
rear windows
Full-size airbags
for driver and front passenger, 2-stage deployment
depending on the strength of impact and height of the
person; front side airbags incorporated into the seat
backrests; head airbag system protects front and outer
rear passengers in the event of a side impact, unfolds
as a protective cushion over the side windows
Side airbags
front, incorporated into the seat backrest
Side airbags, rear
for the outer seats, integrated into the seat backrests;
supplements the side-on collision protection in the
doors and the head airbag system
Sports suspension
body lowered by approx. 10 mm, with stiffer set
suspension and damping for more direct contact with
the road and sporty handling
S line sports suspension
with more dynamic suspension tuning and vehicle
lowered by 20 mm
Brake system
dual-circuit, diagonally-split brake system with brake
booster, Antilock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake
Force Distribution (EBD) and hydraulic brake assist,
ventilated disc brakes front and rear (at the rear from
180 kW), rear brakes with electromechanical parking
brake; for S7 Sportback high-performance brake
system and black painted brake callipers, at the front
additionally with S7 emblem
Electromechanical parking brake
with hold assist; includes parking brake function when
stationary, drive-off assistance function through
automatic release when driving away and emergency
braking function whilst driving acting on all 4 wheels
Ceramic brake*
19-inch high-performance brake system with
carbon-fibre reinforced ceramic brake discs front
and rear, specially developed cooling channels for
the ventilated and perforated brake discs; high-gloss
brake callipers, painted in anthracite, with “Audi
ceramic” logo at the front
* Please find out more about the special features for the ceramic brakes on your national Audi website.
Reversing camera
Image of area behind the vehicle shown on the MMI
display, with dynamic display modes showing the
calculated path (steer-angle dependent); includes
auxiliary lines and guidelines and identification of the
point at which to apply opposite lock when parallel
parking, reversing camera integrated discreetly in the
tailgate handle strip
Front and reversing cameras
Image of area behind the vehicle shown on the MMI
display, with dynamic display modes showing the
calculated path (steer-angle dependent); includes
auxiliary lines and guidelines and identification of the
point at which to apply opposite lock when parallel
parking, reversing camera integrated discreetly in the
tailgate handle strip, additional display modes for
front to the left/right side and rear to the left/right
side for safe drive out of tight parking slots, yard
entrances or in car parks
Suspensions/brakes
Audi drive select
changes vehicle characteristics, e.g., by adapting
power steering assistance, accelerator and gearshift
characteristics or adaptive air suspension; modes
available: comfort, auto, dynamic, efficiency and
individual. The system also influences other optional
equipment. efficiency mode is available for all TFSI
and TDI engines and shifts the engine, transmission,
optional adaptive cruise control and climate control
into an improved basic setting.
Dynamic steering
when changing lanes, parking and cornering, this
system improves comfort and handling by dynamically
regulating steering according to the driving situation.
In addition to adaptation of the steering effort (as
with the electromechanical power steering), the
steering angle is also adapted (steering ratio). The
system is also supported further by vehicle
stabilisation through ESC.
adaptive air suspension
electronically controlled air suspension with infinitely
variable adaptive damping system on all 4 wheels;
automatically regulates vehicle ride height and
damping; includes ride height control; different
modes selected via Audi drive select
adaptive air suspension sport
with S-specific tuning: electronically controlled air
suspension with infinitely variable adaptive damping
system on all 4 wheels, automatically controls vehicle
level and damping; four modes (automatic, comfort,
dynamic, and lift) can be selected via MMI; including
level control; stiffer damping, vehicle ride height
lowered by up to 20 mm depending on mode
Assistance systems
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