Technical data

LED headlights
The Audi R8 was setting standards as early as
2008 as the first sports car with full-LED
headlights. Now this special lighting is also
available for the Audi A7 Sportback and
S7 Sportback on request. Full-LED headlights
not only require less energy than standard
lighting systems, but also provide white light
the colour of daylight, which is perceived to be
much more pleasant. The dipped beam consists
of a distinctive line of 3 individual light modules.
This makes the Audi A7 Sportback unmistakeable,
even at night. The high beam, daytime running
lights and indicators also feature LED technology.
The use of modern LEDs for all functions makes
completely new lighting effects possible. The
Audi A7 Sportback and S7 Sportback therefore
have the right light for every situation: they have
a motorway light which automatically almost
doubles the range of the light cone on the
driver’s side (from approx. 70 m at dipped beam
to 120 m with motorway light). In addition, your
vehicle has daytime running lights and indicators
as well as an all-weather light which makes
conventional front fog lights superfluous. The
individual LED modules are skilfully controlled to
redistribute the light, reducing glare from rain or
fog.
Daytime running lights Dipped beam Indicator
Subject: Light
Conventional light bulbs reach temperatures of up to 300 °C. Due to their
sophisticated technology, LED lights are somewhat more sensitive and should not get
hotter than 150 °C. Because of the engine, the temperature of the area around the
headlights is already around 120 °C. In theory, then, LED headlights would need an
additional cooling system to be able to work. However, the Audi engineers did not
want to spoil the good low-energy credentials of the LED headlights, so they quickly
developed something completely new: a fan which directs heat away from the LED
chips. The special feature of this fan is its additional benefit. The high operating
temperature of standard bulbs means that they can defrost the headlights, which
LEDs cannot. The newly developed fan directs warm air from the LED chips directly to
the headlight lens and thus defrosts them and prevents them from misting up.
<300 °C
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Less energy, more light:
Your Audi with full-LED headlights.
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Design trim around the basic light/front
Bi-LED module: dipped beam and high beam including fan
Auxiliary high beam with heat sink
Static cornering light/all-weather light with cover lens and
heat sink
Dipped beam (basic light/front)
Lens of the Bi-LED module with design trim
Design trim, chrome-plated
Daytime running light/indicator mount: daytime running
lights, comprising 18 LEDs, and indicator, comprising 11 LEDs
Design trim
Cover lens for daytime running light and indicator
Design trim, high-gloss black
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