2009 AUDI S3 battery

Braking .... ....... ... ..... ... .
E lectro -mechanical power assist .
Driving with your quattro® ..... .
Driving and enviro nment ..... .
The first 1,000 mi les (1,500 km) and
afterwards ................... .
Cata lytic converter .......... .. .
Avoid damaging the vehicle .... .
Ope rate your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution ........ .
Trailer towing ........... ...... .
Driv ing with a trailer ..... ...... .
Trailer tow ing tips ....... ... ... .
Vehicle care ... .......... . .
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206 Tire pressure monitor ing
system* ....................... .
Genera l notes (l) ........ .• .. ... .
Introduct ion .................. .
Sign ifican t loss of air pressure
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Storing tire pressures .. ... ... .. .
Whee l cha nge .......... ....... .
Malfu nct io ns TP MS* ........... .
Cert ificat ion
Do-it-yourself service
W hat do I do now? ... ......... .
Jack, too ls and spare wheel .... .
Compact spare wheel .......... .
W hee l cha nge ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 264
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Table of contents
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Data ............................ 300
200 hp, 2.0 liter 4-cyl. tu rbo eng ine 300
250 hp, 3.2 liter 6 -cyl. engine . . . . . 302
Co nsumer Info rma tio n ......... 303
Wa rranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Li terature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Additional accessories,
mod ifications and parts
rep lacemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . . 206 Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Alphabetical index ...... 308
Genera l info rmation ........... .
Care of exterior . ... ... .. .. ... . .
Care of interior ................ .
Fuel supply and fil ling your fue l
ta nk ........................... .
Gasoline ......... .. .... ...... .
Fuel tank ..... .......... ...... .
Checki ng and filling .. ........ . .
Engine hood .................. .
Engine compartment .......... .
Engine oil ............... ..... .
E ngine cooling system ......... .
Brake fluid ............... ..... .
Battery ....................... . 206
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W indshield washer container . . . . 241
Tires and wheels
Tires ... ...... ..... ... ·. · · · · · · ·
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
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243 Fuses . .
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B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 5
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . 287
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Sta rting by pushing or towing . . . 287
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . 287
Genera l information of sta rting
ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Use of jumper cab les (4 cylinder
eng ine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Use of jumper cables (6 cylinder
engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Emergency towing with commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Technical data
General information
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Explanation of technical data . . . . 298
Vehic le ide ntif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Applies to ve hicle s: w it h tir e pr essure mon itor in g system
Tire pressure monitoring system -telltale
indicator lamp
The warning/indicator light appears in the event of a
significant loss of air pressure.
The f warning/indicator light illuminates for a few seconds after
the ignition is turned on as function check and then goes out.
If the symbol appears, pressure is too low in at least one tire.
When the system de tec ts a malfunc tion, the warning /indicator light
wi ll flash for approximately one minute and then remain continu ­
ously illumina ted . This sequence wil l continue upon subsequen t
vehicle starts up as long as the malfunction exists . Contact your
authorized Audi dealer and have the malfunction corrected.
For mor e information =:>
page 265. •
Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the electr onic
power control.
The warning /indicator light (E lectronic Power Control) illumi -
nates when you switch on the ignition as a function check .
[ i ] Tips
If this warning/ind icator l ight il luminates whi le you are driving, then
ther e is a mal function in the engin e elec tronics . Have th e malfunc ­
tion corrected as soon as possible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali fied workshop. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
In st rum ent s a nd w arnin g/indi cato r ligh ts
Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP)
The warning/indicator light monitors the electronic stabi­
lization program .
The warning/indicator light r has the fo llowing functions :
• it flashes wh ile you are driving, when the ESP or the ASR (Anti­
Slip Regulat ion) is working .
• it illuminates when you switch on the ignition for approximate ly
2 seconds as a function check .
• it illuminates when there is a ma lfunction in the ESP.
• it illuminates after the battery has been d isco nnected.
• it illuminat es con tinuous ly when th e ESP is switch ed off .
• it illuminates if there is a malfunction in the ABS, s ince the ESP
is part of the ABS system.
I f the ESP warning/indicator light illuminates and stays on after you
have started the engine , this may mean that the control system has
tempo rarily switched off the ESP. If this is case, you can reactivate
the ESP by switching the ignition off and then on again . The
warning/indicator light should go out to show that the system is
f ul ly functional again.
Th e ESP warning/indica tor light will i lluminat e wh en the ignition is
switched on if the vehicle battery has been disconnected and then
reconnec ted again. The light should go out after driving a short
distance if the stee ring wheel is turned slightly .
For more information about the ESP=:>
page 190. •
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
-ai (USA models) / (Canada models)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU is part of the On-Board Diag­
n ostic (OBD Ill system . The symbol
L lights up when the ignition is
turned on and wi ll tu rn off after the engine has started and has _,,
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Inst rum ents and w arnin g/indi cat or li ghts
settled at constant idle speed . This indicates that the MIL is working
proper ly .
The warning light il luminates when there is a malfunction in the
engine electronic system . Contact your authorized Audi dealer and
have the malfunction corrected .
For more information~
page 21. •
High beam [D
The ~D warning/indicator light illuminates when the high beams are
on or when you use the head light flasher . For more information
about using the high beams, see~
page 59. •
Turn signals ¢ ¢
The indicator light flashes when you use either turn
signal .
Whenever you use the left¢ or the right¢ turn signal , the indicator
light flashes. When you use the emergency flasher, both indicator lights flash.
If one of the turn signal light bulbs burn out, the turn signal will
flash twice as fast as normal. •
Cruise control
CRUISE (USA models)/ c,)12 (Canada models)
The CRUISE warning/indicator light il lum inates when the cruise
control is activated. •
Airbag system !.!r
This warning/indicator light monitors the airbag and the
tensioner systems .
The !.!r warning light illuminates for a few seconds each time you
switch on the ignition.
If the
! .!r warning light does not go out, or if it illuminates while you
are driving, or if it s tarts to flash, then there is a ma lfunc tion some ­
where in the system . If the light does not illuminate when you
switch on the ignition, this also means there is a malfunction .
& WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the airbag sy stem, cont act y our auth o­
r iz ed A udi dealer immed iate ly. Othe rwise the a irbag or th e belt
te nsio ner ma y not w ork properly in an acci dent . •
Generator 0
This warning/indicator light detects a malfunction in the
generator or in the vehicle's electrical system.
The D warning/indicator light i lluminates when you switch on the
ignition and must go out after the engine has started.
If the
D warning/indicator light illuminates while you are driving,
you should contact your authorized Audi dealer. Since the vehicle battery is discharging, you should switch off any unnecessary elec ­
trical consumers (for example, the air conditioner). •

Driver informati on displ ay
Service Interval Display
The Service Interval Display is a reminder of the next
service due.
F ig . 9 Sect io n of
i n strum en t cl uster:
Se rv ice in terva l d isplay
The service interval display determines when a service procedure is
needed for your vehicle.
Di sp lay re main ing di sta nce/ tim e
By briefly pulling the knob,@~
page 8, fig. 2, the distance/time
remaining to the next service date is displayed with the ignition on.
The remaining distance/time is not displayed within the first 500 km of a new vehicle or after a service . It is updated every 500 km after
that.
A utom ati c re maini ng d ista nce/ tim e dis play
It operates in two stages:
• Service reminder: At a certa in distance before the next service
event is reached, the message
S ervice in 12 30 mi (2000 km ) 3 0 d ays
or Oil ch ange in 1 230 mi (2000 km ) 15 0 days is displayed when you
switch the ignition on.
• Service event : If the date for service is reached, the message
S ervic e due! appears and the wrench indicator light il luminates. It
is accompanied by an audib le signal. The type of service event is
a lso displayed. T
o r eset the disp lay
The dealership performing the service resets the display when the service has been completed. The display is resets as follows :
• Switch the ignition on .
• Pull the knob@)~
page 8, fig. 2, this message appears: S erv ice
du e!
• Pull the knob until the display Oil chang e in ----- mi (km )--- days
appears in the display . If the reset button is not pulled within 5
seconds, the disp lay reset mode c loses.
[ i ] Tip s
• If a malfunction is present (red symboll, the distance remaining
cannot be called up.
• Do not reset the display between service interva ls . Doing so will
resu lt in an incorrect display .
• If the battery is disconnected, the Service Interva l Display values
are retained.
• On vehicles with the Driver Information System, you can also call
up the service interval display~
page 23.
• If service was not performed at the correct time or the service
interva l display was not reset after service was performed, the addi­
tional mileage driven or the elapsed days will be shown as negative
numbers. •

Distance
The elapsed distance since the last time the memory was cleared
appears in the display. The maximum distance that can be recorded
is 9,999 .9 miles (9,999.9 kilometers).
[ i ) Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle battery is disconnected. •
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two switches on the
windshield wiper lever.
Selecting the trip computer
Fig. 12 Wiper
arm/wiper lever:
co ntr ols for the trip
co mputer
- Tap the [Reset) button © until the tr ip computer
(memory level 1 or 2) appears in the display =>
page 22,
fig. 11.
Selecting the functions
- Push in the upper (lower) protrusion on the functi on
se lector switch @=>fig . 12. The functions for the trip
computer are displayed in succession on the respective
memory levels.
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Driver information display
Resetting the function to zero
- Push the
(Reset] button © for at least two seconds.
You can reset the following values to zero using the [Reset] button:
• driving time
• distance
• average fue l mi leage
• average speed
The trip computer only operates when the ignition is on. When you
turn on the ignition, the function that was in use when you last
tu rned the ignition off will be displayed.
[ i ) Tips
• You can also set the values for the functions to zero in the menu
display
( Reset) ~ page 23.
• All stored values will be lost if the vehicle battery is
disconnected .•
Menu display
Introduction
Fig . 13 Wiper lever:
Controls for the menu
di sp la y ..,
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Speed warning 1 C (USA models) /'" (Canada
models)
If the symbol illuminates, this means you are driving faster than
the set vehicle speed. Slow down!=>
page 26. •
Speed warning 2
models) (
USA models) / (Canada
If the symbol illuminates, this means you have driven faster than
the second set vehicle speed. Slow down! =>
page 26. •
App lies to vehicles: w ith dynamic headlight range adjustment
Headlight range control defective ~ >
If the ·r illuminates, the dynamic headlight range control is no
longer working properly. Have the system checked and repaired at
your authorized Audi dealer. •
Windshield washer fluid level too low ' · '
If the rt symbol illuminates, add windshield washer fluid to the
washer system=>
page 241. •
Battery voltage low D
If the t::J symbol illuminates, contact your authorized Audi dealer
and have the following components inspected:
• drive belt
• battery charge
Also see if the generator warning/indicator light illuminates
=>
page 14. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
Driver information display
Defective light bulb warning ~
The defective light bulb warning tells you when a vehicle
light bulb has become defective.
If a defective bulb has been detected by the system or a light bulb
burns out, the ' symbol with a message appears in the display to
tell you which bulb is burnt out and where it is located. For example:
Rear left turn signal
After 5 seconds, the message disappears. If you want to recall the
message into the display, press the CHECK button=>
page 8, fig. 2
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There are three reasons why the defective bulb message would
appear in the display:
• The light bulb has burnt out=>
page 285.
• The fuse is "blown" => page 280, "Replacing a fuse" .
• Th e wire connection to the light bulb is defective.
Have the bulb replaced or the connection repaired by your autho­
rized Audi Service department.
& WARNING
• Light bulbs are pressurized and could explode while they are
being changed causing serious personal injury.
• Work with due care when handling the high-voltage section of
gas discharge (xenon) lamps. Failing to do so could result in death
or serious injury! •
Brake light defective BR !.I" (USA
models) / (Canada models)
In case of a malfunction or component failure, the symbol
(USA models)/ (Canada models) can appear. The following elec- .,_
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Opening and closing
[ i J Tips
• If you open the driver's door with the key left in the ignition lock,
a chime will sound. This is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the door.
• For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from
authorized Audi dealers. •
Master key vvith remote control
The remote control allows you to Jock or unlock the
vehicle electronically.
Fig . 23 Fold-up master
key with remote
control
To fold the key out and back in place, press the release
button
=> fig. 23.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effective range depends on several things. Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases.
If you need to replace the remote control, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see your authorized Audi dealer. On ly then can
you use the key again.
[ i J Tips
• If the ignition is switched on, the remote control system is deac­
tivated.
• The remote control system can be affected by other systems
operating in the same frequency range close to the vehicle, such as
mobile telephones, television broadcasting stations, etc.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations~
page 307. •
Check light in remote master key
The check light in the remote master key indicates the
state of charge of the battery.
State of master key battery
Fig. 24 Check light in
the master key
When a button is pressed, the check light flashes~ fig . 24 (arrow).
If the check light does not come on or flash, the battery is dead and
has to be replaced.
Battery replacement
~ page 37. •

Master key battery replacement
Each master key contains a battery housed under the
cover.
Fig . 25 Master key:
o peni ng the cover
We recommend having the battery cha nged by a qualified
workshop. H owever, if y ou wish to replace the dead ba ttery
yo urse lf, pr oceed as fol lows:
- Pry apart the base => fig. 25
@ and the cover@ carefully
with a coin.
- Remove the cove r (arrow) .
- Remove the dead battery from the cover .
- I nsta ll the new battery . Pl eas e mak e ce rtain t hat the" +"
sign on the batte ry faces down . Correct po la rity is shown
on t he cover .
- Place the cover w ith the new bat tery on t he key base and
press both parts together .
For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries proper ly so as not to pol lute the environ ­
men t.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Op ening and clo sing
[ i ] Tip s
The replacement battery must be the same specification as the
origina l.•
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being started
by unauthorized persons.
A computer chip inside your key automatically deactivates the elec ­
tronic immobilizer when you insert the key in the ignition lock.
When you remove the key from the ign ition lock, the e lectronic
immobil izer is automatically activated once again.
If an unauthorized key was used ,
SA FE is displayed continuously in
the odometer display field .
[ i ] Tips
• Your engine can only be started using the fac tory -equipped key .
• You may no t be ab le to start your vehicle i f an ignition key of a
different vehicle make is a lso located on your set of keys .
• For Dec laration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations ~
page 307. •
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously.
The power locking system in your vehicle incorporates the following
func tions :
• Central locking function
Vehicle care
I I Technical data