2010 AUDI S3 technical data

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 ....... ... .. .
Diesel particulate filter ......... .
Avoid damag ing the veh icle .... .
Ope ra te your vehicle economically
and minimize pollution ........ .
Trailer towing ................. .
Driving with a trailer ........... .
T raile r tow ing tips
Vehicle care .............. .
Cleaning a nd protection ... ... .
Genera l info rma tion ......... .. .
Care of exterior .......... ..... .
Care of in te rior .......... ... ... .
Fuel supp ly and fil ling your fu el
tank ........................... .
Gasoline ..... ... ... .. ........ .
D iesel fuel ............... ..... .
Fuel ta nk .. ... ... .... ..... .... .
Checking and filling ........... .
Engine hood .................. .
E ngine compartmen t .......... .
E ngine oi l ............... ..... .
Engine cooling system ......... .
B rake fluid ............... ..... .
Ba ttery . ... ... .... ... .... .... . .
W indshield washer container ... .
Tires and wheels
T ires ... ... .... ... ... .... ... .. .
Controls and equip­
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Introduct ion .. ................ .
Sign if icant loss of air pressure
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Stor ing tire pressures .. ... ... .. .
Whee l cha nge ....... ... ....... .
Malfu nct io ns TP MS * ........... .
C ert ificat ion
Do-it-yourself service
W hat do I do now?
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W hee l cha nge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 70
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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Emergency situations .. ....... .
Genera l ....................... .
Sta rting by pushing or towing . . .
Start ing with jumper cables .... .
Genera l informa tion of sta rting
ass istance ...... ........... ... .
Use of jumper cab les .......... .
Emergency towing with comme rcia l
tow truck ... ... .... .... ..... .. .
Lifting th e vehicle
Technical data
Gene ral information
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Vehic le identification ........... .
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Table of contents
Data ...... ... ...... ... ... ... ... . 296
200 hp, 2.0 liter 4 -cyl. t urbo gaso line
engine ......................... 296
140 hp, 2.0 TOI liter 4-cy l. turbo
c lean diese l engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Co nsumer In fo rma tion ......... 298
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Opera ting your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Ma intenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Addit ional accesso ries,
modifications and parts
rep lacem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Alphabetical index ...... 304
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About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manual contains important information, tips, sugges­
tions, and wa rnings for the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manual is always located in the vehicle .
This is especial ly important if you a llow other people to drive the
veh icle, or if you sel l it.
T his owner's manual describes the
equ ip me nt r ange specified for
this model at the editoria l deadline date. Some of the equipmen t
described here will only be availab le at a later date, or on ly in
specific markets.
Some sect ions in this owner's manua l do not apply to al l vehicles.
In that case, the
ran ge of a pplica bility is given at the beginning of
the section, e.g. "Applies to veh ic les : w ith parking system" . In addi­
tion, optional equipment is indicated by an asterisk"*".
T he details in the
illu strations may be different from those in your
vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as a basic guide.
You wil l find a
table of contents at the beginning of this book, which
displays all topics described in this manua l in order of appearance.
You will find an a lphabetical
inde x at the end of this book .
A ll
dire ction s, such as "le ft", "right", "front", "back", are re la tive to
the direction of travel.
* optiona l equipment
.,. This section continues on the next page.
• Indicates the
end of a secti on .
® Registered trademarks are identified with a®. If this symbol is
miss ing, it is no guarantee that t he terms can be used freely.
=> & Cross -reference to a "WARNING!" within a section. For indi ­
cation with a page nu mber, the corresponding "WARN ING!" can be
found outside of the section .
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first Vehicle operation
About thi
s Own er's Manual
& WARNING
Te xt w ith th is sy mbol con tains impo rtant inf ormation on safet y
and how to redu ce the ri sk of per sonal injury or d eath .
0 Note
Text with this symbo l d raws your attention to potential sources of
damage to your vehicle.
Text with this symbo l contains information about the environment
and how you can help protect it.
[ i ] Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips and other information
about getting the mos t out of your vehicle and its features. •
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection Reactivating the convenience close/open feature
If the vehicle battery is disconnected and then reconnected,
the automatic closing and opening function will not work until it is reactivated. To reactivate this feature, perform the
following steps:
Reactivating close/open feature
-Pull and hold the power window switch until the window
is completely closed.
- Release the switch .
- Pull the switch again for one second. The automatic
closing/opening is now reactivated. •
Panoramic sliding sunroof
Applies to veh icles: with pano ram ic slid ing sunroof
Description
The panoramic sliding sunroof is operated with the toggle switch
=> fig. 39 wh en the ignition in on .
The panoramic sliding sunroof can still be opened or closed for
about 10 minutes after the ignition has been switched off. However,
as soon as the driver's or passenger's door is opened, the switch for
the roof is inoperative. •
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
Applies to veh icles: wit h pano ram ic sliding sunroof
Opening and closing panoramic sliding
sunroof
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Fig. 39 Section of the
roof liner Toggle switch
for the panoramic
sliding sunroof
The panoramic sliding sunroof is opened in two stages.
First, the roof lifts up and then it can be opened.
Lifting
- Tap the switch G) ~ fig. 39 briefly, and the roof lifts auto­
matically (pop-up position) .
Opening automatically (independent operation)
-Tap the switch G)~ fig. 39 briefly, and the roof moves to
the lift position .
- Tap the switch
G) briefly a second time, and the roof
moves to the low wind noise comfort position .
- Press the switch
G) until the roof is fully open. In this
position increased wind noise may occur.
Opening manually (manual operation)
- Press the switch G) ~ fig. 39, starting from the "lift posi -
tion" unt il the roof has reached the desired position.
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on the next time automatic headlights are switched on. To use the
high beams, you first have to pull the high beam lever back and then
push the lever forward again.
• In cool or damp weather, the inside of the headlights, turn
signals and tail lights can fog over due to the temperature differ­
ence between the inside and outside. They will clear shortly after
switching them on. This does not affect the service life of the
lighting.
• Frequent use of the coming home/leaving home function for
approaching and departing a vehicle parked in the dark will strain
the battery . This applies particularly if only short distances are
driven between stops. Occasionally drive longer distances to make
sure the battery is recharged sufficiently. •
Applies to vehicles: with Adap tive Light
Adaptive light
When driving around bends, the relevant area of the road
is better illuminated.
Fig. 48 Adaptive light
when driving
The benefit of adaptive light is that the curve and the edge of the
road are better illuminated::::} fig . 48 . The adaptive light is controlled
automatically, depending on vehicle speed and steering wheel
angle.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
When driving around bends, the headlights are controlled
according to steering wheel angle. So that there is no black area
ahead of the vehicle, the two main beams pivot at different angles .
[ i] Tips
The system works above a speed of about 6 mph (10 km/hl. •
Front fog lights !O
Use the light switch to turn on the front fog lights.
Fig. 49 Fog light acti­
vation: light switch
position on vehicles
WITHOUT sensor light
Switching on the front fog lights !D
Do not turn the light switch ·'ti-·~ fig. 49 toward the fog
light symbol
Turn the light switch to
~oo: or to io.
Pull the light switch to the first stop G).
When the front fog lights are on, the symbol }O next to the light
switch will illuminate.•
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[ i J Ti ps
You should switch on the emergency flasher when:
• you are the last vehicle standing in a traffic jam so that any other
vehicles coming can see you, or when
• your vehicle has broken down or you are in an emergency s itua ­
tion, or when
• your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or if you are towing
another vehicle behind you .•
Turn signals -¢ ¢ and high beam ~D lever
The lever on the left side of the steering column is used to
operate the turn signals and the high beam as well as the
headlight flasher .
-"' M
-w ... m
Fig. 52 Tu rn sign al and
hig h beam l ever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the following func­
tions:
Turn sign als
¢ ¢
- Lift the lever up all the way:::::, fig. 52 G), to use the right
turn s ignals, or push the lever down all the way@ to use
the left turn signals.
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
C lea r v is ion
Auto-blink
- Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of resis­
tance to use the turn signals for as long as you need
them, for example when changing lanes .
- Briefly move the lever up or down just to the point of resistance and then release it to flash the turn signals
three times in succession. This feature allows to indicate
lane changes clearly and with minimum effort when
driving on highways.
Hi gh b eam
~D
- Push the lever forward 0 to switc h on the high beam.
- P ull the lever back towards y ou to sw itch off the high
beam.
H eadlight flasher
~D
Pu ll the lever toward the steering wheel G) to use the
headlight flasher .
Note s on these features
• The turn signals only work with the ignition switched on. The
indicator lights
¢i or ¢ in the instrument cluster:::::, page 11 also
blink .
• After you have turned a corner, the turn signal switches off auto­
matically.
• The high beam works only when the headlights are on . The indi ­
cator light ~Din the instrument cluster illuminates when the high
beams are on.
• The headlight flasher works only as long as you hold the lever -
even if there are no lights switched on. The indicator light ~D in the
instrument cluster illuminates when you use the headlight flasher . .,
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- Switch the ignition off again and move the wiper lever
~ page 62, fig. 61 from position Oto 1 w ithin 10 seconds .
The wiper arms now move into t he field of view in the
windshield.
The service position can also be selected in the driver information system*
~ page 23.
0 Note
Never drive your vehicle when the windshield wiper arms are in the
service position and pulled away from the windshield. When you
drive faster than 4 mph (6 km/h) , the wiper arms automatica lly
return back to the park position and could cause paint damage to
the eng ine hood!
[ i ] Tip s
• You can a lso turn on the service position, for example, if you
want to protect the windshield from icing by using a cover.
• The service position moves to
off automatically when you
operate the windshield wiper lever , or speed exceeds 4 mph
(6 km/h). •
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
C lea r v is ion
Replacing front wiper blades
Wiper blades in good condition help keep the windshield
clear.
R emovin g th e wip er bl ad e
Fig . 63 U nlatc hing
w iper bla d es
F ig . 6 4 R em ov ing
w iper blad es
-Move the wipers to the service position ~ page 64 .
- Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the glass.
- On the upper end of th e wiper arm at the corrugat ion,
squeeze the plastic reta iner together on both sides in the
direct ion o f the arrow~ fig. 63.
- Rotate the wiper blade in the direction of the arrow@
~ fig. 64 away from the wiper arm . .,
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Outside mirrors
The outside mirrors a re electrically adjuste d (power
mirrors)
Adjusting the outside mirrors
l8 ::: ci. ., m
Fig . 67 Forwa rd
s e ctio n of dri ver 's
a rm re st : po wer m irr or
c ontrol s
Turn the adjust ing knob to=> fig. 67 © (driver 's side
outside m irror) to @ (front passenger's outside mirror) .
- Press the knob in the appropr iate direction to move the
mirror surface so that you have a good view to the rear.
Heat ed mirrors*
- T urn t he ro tary kno b to @ .
Folding both exterior mirrors*
- Rotate the knob to position @.
Depending on outside tempera ture and v ehic le speed, the mirror
surfaces are heated until the ignition is swi tched off -even if the
ro tary knob is no longer in position @.
Yo u are well -advised to fold * the outside mi rrors in when maneu ­
vering in tight spaces or when leaving the car parked c lose to other
vehic les .
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
0 Note
• Curved mirro r surfaces (convex or spherica l* ) increase your fie ld
of view. Remember that vehicles or other objects will appear smaller
and far ther away than when seen in a flat mirror. If you use th is
mirror to estimate distances of fo llowing vehic les when changing
lanes, you cou ld estimate incorrectly and cause an accident .
[ i ] Tips
If the re shoul d be a malfunctio n in the electrical system, yo u ca n
still adjust the outside mirrors by pressing the edge of the mirror .•
Ap plies to vehi cles: with automa tic dim m in g for ou tsi de m irro rs
Automatic dimming for outside mirrors
The outside mirr ors are dimmed t ogether wi th the automatic
dimming of the inside mirror. When the ignition is switched on , the
mir ro rs darken automat ically depending on the light s triking the m
(e.g . headlights from the rear) .
When the interior lighting is switched on and when reverse gear is engaged, the mir rors are switched back to their o riginal b rightness
(not dimmed).
& WARNING
Broken glass of automati c dimming mirror can cause electrolyte
fluid leakage . Electrolyte fluid c an irritate skin , eyes , and respi ra ­
tory system .
• Repeated or prolonged e xpo sure to elect ro lyte can c au se irrita ­
tion to the respiratory system , e spe cially among people with
asthma or o ther re spiratory condition s. Get fresh air immediately
b y le aving the vehi cle or , if that i s not possibl e, open windows and
doors all the way . .,
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Rear head restraint (center seating position)
Fig. 77 Center rear
head restraint:
adjusting the height
When the rear seats are not occupied, you can lower the
head restraints (park position) and obtain better rearward
v1s1on.
Moving the head restraints to the "in-use
position"
- Grasp the sides of the head restraint with both hands.
- Move the head restraint to the uppermost position => fig. 77
G) until it latches On-use position).
Moving the head restraints to the "park
position"
- Press the release button => fig. 77 @.
- Grasp the sides of the head restraint with both hands.
- Press the head restraint down until it lies against the seat
back @ (park position) .
Removing the head restraints
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit
==> page 268.
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ment
Seats and storage
- Move the head restraint upward as far as it can go.
- Press the release button@=>
page 79, fig. 77 and pull
the head restraint upward as far as it can go at the same
time.
Insert the screwdriver at position @ into the recess and
pull out the head restraint at the same time .
Installing head restraints
- Push the rods for the head restraint into the guides until
they latch with an audible click .
The height of the center head restraints is adjustable. They should
be adjusted to fit the occupant's body size . Correctly adjusted head
restraints and safety belts are an extremely effective safety feature
~ page 129.
& WARNING
• Passengers may only occupy the rear seats when the head
restraints are in the top position.
• Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of serious or fatal neck
injury dramatically.
• Read and heed all
WARNINGS ~ page 129, "Proper adjustment
of head restraints". •
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I I Technical data