Contemporary vehicles have an increasing number of options and despite the fact they provide us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time easy to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Audi A7, according to its options, it can be difficult to understand how to start a Audi A7? Even if this required act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will explain the different procedures to start a Audi A7 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Audi A7 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Audi A7 with key?

So we start our content page which aims to teach you how to start a Audi A7, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Audi A7:

  • Find the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Audi A7 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to read our content page on orange lights on Audi A7 to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Audi A7 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Audi A7,

How to start a Audi A7 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Audi A7 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Audi A7 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is more or less the same, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to stick to to start your Audi A7 with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Audi A7 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases positioned on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Audi A7

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Audi A7

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How do I start a Audi A7 without a key?

And to conclude, we will find out, how to start a Audi A7 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Audi A7 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Audi A7).

There, you’ve found out all the options to start a Audi A7.

If you wish more tutorials on the Audi A7, go to our Audi A7 category.