2010 AUDI S3 ignition

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Applies to veh ic les : wi th electr ically heated front seats
Electrically heated front seats
With the ignition on, the seat cushion and backrest of the
front seats can be heated.
Fi g. 10 6 Cente r
co nso le: thu mbwhee ls
for fr ont seat heati ng
Use th e thumbwhee ls in the center console=> fig. 106 to
turn on and ad just front seat heating. An infinite range of
positions are possible.
- Roll the thumbwheel
G) (driver's seat) or 0 (front
passenger's seat) from position
( 0 ) upward in order to
act ivate the heating elements .
- Select the desired temperature setting from positions
1
thro ugh 6.
When the heating element is activated, the numbers on the thumb­
whee l wil l illuminate.
0 Note
To prevent possible damage to the hea ting elements, do not knee l
on the seats or apply a heavy load to relatively small areas of the
seat .•

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On the road
Steering
Adjustable steering wheel
The height and reach of the steering wheel can be
adjusted.
First, adjust the driver's seat correctly.
Fig. 107 Lever under
the steering column
-Push the leve r~ fig. 107 down as far as it will go~&.
- Move the steering wheel to the desired positi on.
- Push the leve r back up as fa r as it will go.
There must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) between your chest and the
center of the steering wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel, see if adaptive equipment is avail ­
able to help you reach the pedals and increase the distance from the
steering wheel.
Fo r detailed information on how to adjust the driver 's seat, see
=> page
75, "Power seat adjustment".
T he steering wheel can be adjusted even when the ignition is turned
off.
Controls and equip ­
ment
& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjustment and improper seating
position can cause serious personal injury.
• Adjust the steering wheel column only when the vehicle is not
moving to prevent loss of vehicle control.
• Always make sure that the adjustment lever is securely pushed
up so that the position of the steering wheel cannot be changed
unintentionally when the vehicle is moving .
• Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so that there is a
minimum of 10 inches (25 cm ) between your breastbone and the
steering wheel=> page 126 , fig. 124 . If you cannot maintain this
minimum distance, the airbag system cannot protect you prop ­
erly .
• If physical limitations prevent you from sitting 10 inches {25
cm ) or more from the steering wheel , check with your authorized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is available.
• Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the
ability of the supplemental driver's airbag to protect you in an
accident . Always make sure that the steering wheel is pointed
towards your chest.
• Always hold the steering wheel on the outside of the steering
wheel rim with your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions
to help reduce the risk of personal injury if the driver's airbag
inflates .
• Never hold the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands at other positions inside the steering wheel rim or on
the steering wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel the wrong way
can cause serious injuries to the hands, arms and head if the
driver's airbag inflates. •
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Ignition lock and ignition switch
Ignition lock
The engine can be started or turned off with the ignition
key.
Ignition off ®
Fi g. 108 Ignit ion lock
p os ition s
In position => fig. 108 ® both the ignit ion and engine are off, and
the steering is locked .
To
lo ck the stee ring after you have removed the ignition key, turn
t he steering whee l in either direction until you hear it lock into
place . You should always lock the steering whenever you leave your
vehic le . This makes a vehicle theft even more difficult =>
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Ignition on CD
If it is difficult to turn the key after you have inserted i t into the igni­
tion lock, turn the steering wheel back and forth . This will take the
load off the steering lock mechanism and you will be able to turn the
key freely and start the engine . On vehicles with a diesel engine*,
t he system can preheat in this pos ition.
St arting the engine
@
In this position the engine starts . Whi le the engine is starting, the
power supply to the headlights and other electrical consumers is temporarily interrupted to conserve battery power
. After the engine
has started, release the key and it will return to position
CD .
Before the starter can be operated again the key must be turned
back to position
CD -The non-repeat lock prevents you from
damaging the star ter when the engine is runn ing.
& WARNING
• Never remo ve the key from the ignition lo ck w hile the veh icle i s
moving. The steering whe el will lo ck caus ing lo ss of control .
• If you hav e to lea ve your vehicle -even fo r ju st a min ute -
alway s remove the ignition key and take it with you. Th is is espe ­
ci ally important if you are g oing to lea ve children behind in the
vehicle . The childr en co uld start the eng ine or u se other vehi cle
c on trols . Un supe rvis ed u se of veh icle c ont ro ls ( for e xamp le , po wer
windows) c an cause seriou s per sonal injuries .
[ i ] Tips
If the vehicle battery has been disconnected and then reconnected,
then you must leave the key in position
CD for about 5 seconds
before you can start the engine. •
Applies t o vehi cles : w ith autom atic trans mission
Ignition key safety lock
The ignition key can only be removed when the selector
le ver is in the "P" (Park) p osition.
Place the selector lever in the "P" posi tion be fore switching off the
engine .
After switching off the ignition, the ignition key can only be
removed from the ignition lock when the selector lever is in the "P"
(Park) position . After you have re moved the key, the selector lever is
l ocked and cannot be moved .•

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Starting and stopping the engine
Starting the engine
The engine can only be st arted with your origin al Audi
key.
V ehi cle s with a gas oline engin e:
- Set the parking bra ke.
Fi g. 109 I gnit ion ke y
pos it io ns
- Move the selector lever to the neutra l position (automatic
transmission) : se lector lever in P or N) =>
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- On vehicles with manual transmission, fu lly depress the
c lutch pedal.
- Turn t he ign ition key to position@ =>
page 106, fig. 108
- do not depress the gas pedal when starting the engine!
- Let go of the key as s oon as the engine s tarts .
Vehicle s with a di esel engine :
- Set the parking brake .
- Move the selector lever to the neutra l position (automatic
transmission): se lector lever in P or N) =>
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Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
- On vehicles with manual tra nsm ission, f ully depress the
clutch pedal.
- Turn the ign ition key to position
G) => fig. 109 . The g low
plug warning light lig hts up while the glow plugs are
warming up .
- When the warning light goes out, turn the ignition ke y to
position @ to start the engine@=>
page 106, fig. 108 .
Do not depress the gas pedal when star ting the eng ine!
- Let go of the key as soon as the engine starts.
A co ld engine may sound loud after it has been started. This is due
to the hydrau lic va lves building up oi l pressure . This is normal and
is not a need for concern .
I f the engine does not start i mmediately, stop trying after 10
seconds and then try to res tart the engine about 30 seconds la ter .
Glow plug system *
D ie sel engin es
are equ ipped wi th a glow p lug system whose
preheating time is controlled by the coolant and outside tempera ­
ture . S tar t the engine
immediately after the glow plug indicator l ight
switches off .
The glow plug indicator light wi ll only il luminate for approximately
1 s econd when the engin e is warm or the outside temp erature is
higher than 46 °F (8 °C). That means you can start the engine
imme­
diately .
To st art the di esel engin e after the fuel t ank ha s be en
run dr y
If the fue l tank was run completely dry, the starting process after
refuel ing with diesel fuel can take longer than usual -up to one
minute. This is because the fue l system first has to be vented o f air
while starting. _,.
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

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& WARNING
Never start or let the engine run in a confined or enc losed area .
Exhaust fumes from the engine contain carbon monoxide , a color ­
le ss and odorless gas . Carbon monoxide can be fatal if inhaled .
• Never leave the engine idling unattended . An unattended
vehi cle with a runn ing engine poses a danger of personal injury or
theft.
0 Note
• Avoi d high engine speed s, fa st a ccele rati on or heavy eng ine
loads while the engi ne is sti ll cold. This cou ld damage the engine.
• The e ngi ne canno t be sta rt e d by pushing o r to w ing the vehicle.
~ For the sake of the environment
To avoid unnecessary engine wear and to re duce ex hau st emis ­
sions, do not let your vehicle stand and warm up. Be ready to drive
off immed iate ly afte r start ing y our veh icle. Maintain modera te
sp eed unt il the engine is completely warm. Remembe r, th e engine
performs best a t operati ng tempe ra ture .•
Stopping the engine
- Turn t he ignit ion key to position © ~ page 106 , fig. 108.
& WARNING
• Never turn off the engine until the vehicle has come to a
complete stop.
• The brake booster and servotroni c only work when the engine
is running . With the ignition turned off , you have to apply more
force when steering or braking . Since you cannot steer and stop
normally, this can lead to accidents and serious injuries .
& WARNING (continued )
• The radiator fan can continue to run for up to 10 minutes even
after you have turned off the engine and removed the ignition key .
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the engine coolant heats
up because of inten se sunlight or heat build -up in the engine
compartment .
0 Note
Do not stop the engine immediatel y after hard or extended driving.
Keep the eng ine runn ing f or ap proximate ly t wo minu tes to preven t
excessive heat build -up. •
Parking brake
Parking brake
Whe n the parking brake is s et, i t prev ent s th e v ehicl e f rom
rolli ng away un int entionally.
Setting the parking brake
Fig . 110 Center
console: Par king brake
s et
- Pull the park ing brak e lever all the way up.

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R elea sing th e parking br ake
- Pu ll the parking brake lever up slight ly and press the
release button at the same time~
page 108, fig. 110
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- Keep the release button pressed and lower the parking brake ~& .
If you should drive off with the parking brake sti ll set, a warning tone
will sound and the fo llowing wil l appear in the instrument cluster to
remind you to re lease the parking brake:
Parking brak e set
The parking brake warning comes on only after you have driven for
longer than 3 seconds and faster than 5 mph (5 km/h).
The parking b rake warning light Brake (USA)/ «D>
(CDN) illuminates
when the parking brake is set and you switch on the ignition .
& WARNING
Alway s re leas e the par king br ake completely . A p artiall y engaged
br ake w ill overheat the r ear brake s, reduce their effective ness and
ca use e xcessive w ear. T his co uld le ad to brake failur e and an acc i­
dent .
0 Note
Only after the vehicle has come to co mplete stop, should you firm ly
set the parking brake and either move the gearshift lever into 1st .
gear (manual transmission) or move the selector lever into "P"
(Automatic transmission). •
Controls and equip­
ment
Parking
To prevent a parked vehicle from rolling away, there are a
few things you should do.
When you park your vehic le, do the fo llowi ng:
- Stop the vehicle using the brake pedal.
- Set the parking bra ke firm ly .
- Move the selector lever into the
P pos ition ( automatic
tran smi ssion)
or m ove the gea rshi ft lever into 1s t. gear
(manual transmission ) ~ &.
- Switch off the engine and remove the ignitio n key from
t h e igniti on loc k.
Wh at else you should d o wh en p arking your vehicle o n
a n i ncline or dec line
Turn the steering wheel so that if the vehicle should start to roll, it
will ro ll into the curb.
I f you are parking on a
declin e (the front of your vehic le facing
downhill!, turn the front wheels to the right so that they point
toward the curb .
If you are parking on an incline (the font of your vehicle fac ing
uphill!, turn the front whee ls to the left so that they point
away from
the curb.
Move the selector lever into the P position ( autom atic tran sm iss ion)
or move the gearshift leve r into 1st. gear (manual tr ansmi ssion ).
& WARNING
Thi s is how you can redu ce the r isk of injury when leaving y our
vehi cle .
• Never p ark the vehi cle where it can come in conta ct with dr y
gra ss, spi lled fuel or any other fl amm able m ater ials . .,_
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-Drive at the speed you wish to set .
- Press button
@ to set that speed.
The disp lay=> page 110, fig . 112 will show the set speed . The
display may vary depending on the type of disp lay in your vehicle .
T he indicator light
CRU ISE (US model)/ f,f (Canadian mod e ll wi ll also
light up in the instrument cluster .
& WARNING
• Alway s pa y att ention to traffic ev en when the crui se contr ol is
s w it ched on . You are al ways respo nsi ble for your spee d and the
di stance between your v ehic le and other ve hicle s.
• For sa fet y reas on s, the crui se contr ol s h o uld not be u sed in the
ci ty , in stop -and -go traffic , on t wis ting road s and when road condi ­
tion s are po or (s uch a s ic e , fo g, gra vel , he avy ra in and h ydro­
planing ) - risk of accident .
• Turn o ff th e cru is e c ont rol tempor arily w hen ente ring tu rn
lanes , highway e xit lan es or in con stru ction zone s.
• Please n ote that in ad vertentl y "res ting " yo ur foot on the a ccel­
erator pedal cau se s t he crui se control not to brak e. Thi s is becau se
th e c ruise c ontrol i s overridden by the dri ver's acceler ation .
[ i] Tips
• Vehicles with manual transmission : You can attain the set speed
only if the curren tly engaged gear al lows it and the engine is not
stressed. Shifting to a higher or lower gear promptly will allow the
engine to run smooth ly .
• T he cruise control cannot maintain a constant speed when
driving downhi ll. The vehicle wi ll acce lerate under its own weight .
Downshift to a lower gear or use the brakes to slow down .•
Controls and equip ­
ment
Changing speed
Press lever in the 0 o r O direction ~ page 110, fig. 111
to increase or dec rease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed .
Change speed in increments of 1 mph (1 km/h) by lightly pressing
the lever. If you keep the lever pressed down, you will a lter your
speed in 5 mph (10 km/hl increments .
You can a lso press the acce lerator pedal down to increase your
speed, e.g. if you want to pass someone. The speed you saved
earlier will resume as soon as you release the accelerator pedal.
I f , however, you exceed your saved speed by 5 mph ( 10 km/h) for
longer than 5 minutes, the cruise control will turn off temporarily.
The symbol wi ll go out but the saved speed wi ll be retained. •
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehicle is not
moving.
Turn on the ignition.
P ull lever into posit ion
G) ~ page 110 , fig. 11 1.
Press the lever in the
0 or O direction to increase or
decrease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed .
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed you
want before driving on the highway . Once on the highway, activate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever toward
G) . •
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Switching th
e system off
Temporary deactivation - Press the brake pedal, or
- Keep the clutch pedal pressed down
longer, or
- Press the lever into position
0 (not clicked into place)
=> page 110, fig. 111, or
- Drive for longer than 5 minutes at more than 5 mph
(10 km/h) above the stored speed.
Switching off completely
- Press lever into position@ (clicked into place), or
- Switch the ignition off.
The system retains the saved speed if you deactivate the cruise
control temporarily. To resume the saved speed, release the brake or
clutch pedal and pull the lever to position
(D .
Switching the ignition off erases the saved speed.
& WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed if it is not too fast for
the current traffic conditions -risk of an accident! •