Audi A7 Economy Gauge

[NJP10]

I’ve owned my A7 Sline Black Edition For 6 months now. Still  can’t believe how lucky I was to get car almost fully loaded. Only thing missing on it is it’s not fully key assist, the doors don’t open with sensors and it doesn’t come with parking camera and doesn’t  park itself oh and it’s not a Quattro!! Anyway just wanted to ask other owners if there economy gauge starts off really low like 3.5 or 7mpg then slowly makes it’s way to 15 to 22mpg. Is this because the engine is still cold? Or is there some issue with it??

[Steve Q]

On 9/28/2021 at 11:14 PM, NJP10 said:

I’ve owned my A7 Sline Black Edition For 6 months now. Still  can’t believe how lucky I was to get car almost fully loaded. Only thing missing on it is it’s not fully key assist, the doors don’t open with sensors and it doesn’t come with parking camera and doesn’t  park itself oh and it’s not a Quattro!! Anyway just wanted to ask other owners if there economy gauge starts off really low like 3.5 or 7mpg then slowly makes it’s way to 15 to 22mpg. Is this because the engine is still cold? Or is there some issue with it??

I suspect it's because the engine is cold. 

[NJP10]

Hi Steve thanks for your reply, does your    car display similar figures like mine? Strange enough I can start the car up after I finish work and yet it will display figures 18-26mpg and that would be on a cold engine start only difference is the ambient temp. would differ somewhat.