2011 AUDI A3 ESP

Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when your next
service is due.
Fi g. 20 Sec tio n of
in strum ent clu ste r:
Se rvice inte rv a l displ ay
The schedu le for the next oil change or inspection is calcu lated auto­
matically and displayed accor dingly. The display works in two s tages:
Service rem inder
30 days befo re the nex t serv ice is d ue, a serv ice reminde r appears in
the display when you turn on the ignit ion .
After abo ut 5 seconds the d isp lay switches back to normal. The
distance and time rema ining are updated each t ime t he ig nitio n is
t u rne d on unti l the date due for service is reac hed.
Service due
When the due da te for service is rea ched, t he mess age Service due!
appea rs in the instrument cl uste r immed iate ly after you t urn on t he
ignition . Additionally, a warning tone sounds. Afte r abo ut 5 seconds
t he display sw itches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an o il change or inspec tion is due, can be s hown in the
ins trumen t cluste r by se lec ting the se rvice inte rval display . Select
Check > Service > Oil change or Service by using the [ RESET] button
and the rocke r switch =>
page 22, fig. 12 .
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Driver information display
Resetting the service interval display
You
r authori ze d Au di dea ler will reset the correspon ding se rvice
schedule after performing the a pprop ria te serv ice on you r vehicle.
Yo u also have t he possibility to reset t he oil c hange sche dule afte r
having performed an o il change according to Aud i specif ications .
• Switch the ign ition on .
• Pull the knob @=>
page 8, fig. 2 . T he m essag e. Service
due! appears.
• P ull the knob unti l the d is p lay
Oil change in----- mi (km) --- days
appea rs in the display. If the reset b utton is not pulled within 5
seco nds, the display reset mode closes.
0 Note
If you d isconn ect the batte ry termina ls, no ca lcula tions can b e mad e
for the service interva l display during this time and no serv ice
reminde r will appear. Remember that observing t he pr oper serv ice
interva ls is vitally important to extending the life of your veh icle,
p a rti cul arly the e ngine, and main taini ng it s v alue. Eve n if the mileage
dr ive n is low, the maximum per iod of one year from one serv ice to the
next must not be exceeded .
[ i ] Tips
• If a ma lf u nction is present ( red sym bo l), the d istance remaining
canno t be called up .
• D o not rese t the disp lay be tween servi ce int ervals . Doing so w ill
resu lt in a n incor rect d isp lay.
• If the b attery is di sconne cte d, the Se rvice Interval Di spl ay val ue s
are reta ined .
• On vehicles wit h the Dr ive r Info rm ation Syste m, you can a lso ca ll
up t he service interval disp lay =>
page 22.
• If se rv ic e was not perfo rmed at th e correc t time or the s erv ice
interval display was not reset after service was pe rformed, the addi- .,,_
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If the generator warning/indicator light shou ld also illuminate
=> page 15, t hen t he fan belt m ay be damaged .
& WARNING
• If your vehicle should break down for mechanical or other
reasons , pa rk at a safe distance from mo ving traffic, turn off the
engine and turn on the hazard warning lights=>
page 59, "Emer­
gency flasher
A. ".
• Never open the hood if you see or hear steam or coolant
escaping from the engine compartment -you risk being scalded.
Wait until you can no longer see or hear steam or coolant
escaping .
• The engin e compartment of any vehicle i s a dangerou s ar ea .
Before you p erform any work in the engine compartment , turn off
the engine and allow it to cool. Follow the warning sti ckers
=> page 218 , "Engine compartment ".
0 Note
Do not continue driving if the -¥- symbol illuminates . There is a
ma lf u nction in the engine coo ling sys tem -yo u could damage your
eng ine. •
Engine oil pressure malfunction ~
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol requires
immediate se rv ice o r repair.
If the 9=r. symbo l app ears in the d is pl ay a nd flash es, th e oil
p ressure is to o lo w . In add ition to the sym bol, the f ollow ing
messag e al so a pp ea rs in the dis play :
Switch off engine and check oil level
- P ull off the road a nd stop t he ve hicle.
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Driver information display
-
Shut the eng ine down .
- Check t he eng ine oi l level=>
page 231 .
-Contact your authorized Aud i dea le r for assis tance i f
necessary .
Engine o il level too low
If the eng ine oi l leve l is too low , top off oil to t he p roper level
=>page 232.
Engine oil level OK
If the 't'!::;r. symbol starts flashing again even thoug h the engine oil
level checks O K on t he d ipstick,
do not start driving again and do not
let the engine run at idle .
Instead, contact you r authorized Audi
dealer fo r assis tance.
[ i ] Tips
• The engine oil pressure symbol 'I=:?: is not an indic ato r for a low
engine oil level. Do not rely on it . Instead , check the oil level in your
engine at regular intervals , preferably each t ime you refuel, and
always before going on a long tr ip .
• The yellow oil level warning indication requires oil refill or
workshop service without de lay . Do not wait until the red oil pre s­
s ure warning symbol~ starts to flash before you respond to the
low oil level warning _, . By then, your engine may already have
s uffered serious damage. •
Applies to vehicles: with manual trans miss ion
-;y Clutch pedal
T he indica tor lig ht illuminates if you do no t press t he cl utch pedal
when starting the engine . For safety reasons, the engine will only
sta rt when the clut ch pedal is pressed. •
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
®
The key set for your ve hicle in cl ude s:
F ig. 2 5 Key set
© two master keys (press the re lease button => page 39,
fig. 26 to fo ld and unfold the master key)
@ one valet key
© Master key with remote control
You can centra lly lock and u nlock your vehicle and start the eng ine
w ith the mas ter key wi th remote cont rol. T he re a r lid can be u nlocked
w ith the remote control un lock button
c:::::5 on the master key .
@Valet key
The valet key f its only the driver's door and the ignition lock. I f yo u
have to leave the key w it h some bod y e lse, y ou are we ll-adv ise d t o
turn over the valet key on ly.
Be awa re t hat th e rear lid can be o pened from inside the veh icle with
the remote rear lid release
c:::::5 l ocated in the driver's door .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Aud i dealer immediately to
h ave the
lo st key di sable d . B e sure to bri ng all you r keys wi th y ou.
Registered keys
You can check to find out how many remote keys have been regis tered
to your vehicle. Therefore, when buying a used veh icle, make sure to
get all of the remote keys th at belo ng t o it.
Calling up the registered remote keys=>
page 22.
An example of a possible display:
3/2. The first digit in dicates how
ma ny keys have been coded fo r you r vehicle . T he second digit indi ­
cates the current number of remote keys that are registered. Fo r our
example , thi s w ould m ean t hat
2 key s have been en abled for your
vehicle , and that, for example, one key has been lost .
If on e key h as been lost, con tact an a uthor ized A udi d eale rship to
hav e the func tion locked for this key . Also inform yo ur insurance
compa ny that t his key is lost .
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni­
tion lock. Entry by unauthorized persons could endanger you or
result in theft or damage the vehicle. Alway s lock all doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unguarded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportunity to start the engine and/or a ctivate vehicle
systems such as the power windows. Unsupervised operation of
any vehicle system by children can result in se rious injury . ._

All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking system
when you lock the vehicle.
The unlock ing and locking mode* can be changed in the driver infor­
mation system~
page 22.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the driver's door lock .
When you
unlock your vehicle:
• Th e anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly.
• The vehicle interior lights illuminate for approximately 30
seconds .
• All turn signa l lights will flash twice when the car is unlocked .
• After unlocking the vehicle, you have 30 seconds to open a door or
the rear lid. Afte r 30 seconds, the vehicle automatica lly locks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again.
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked either by using the remote
control or by inserting and turning the key in the dr iver's door lock.
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control~ will only
unlock the
rear lid, to
open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed.
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lock the vehicle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked.
• Th e anti-theft alarm system is activated. The horn of the anti­
theft alarm system will sound and the anti-theft alarm system readi­
ness light, located in the center of the instrument panel below the
windshield on the right side of the air vent, will start to blink.
• Th e vehicle interior lights turn off.
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Opening and closing
Automat
ic locking*
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the rear
lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by:
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle wi ll auto­
matically unlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch
ll::D or
• pulling the inside handle for that door (once - the front door is
unlocked and opened at the same time, twice to open the rear door).
If you wish, you can have an authorized Audi dealer convert your
power door lock system to automatic locking.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody· especially
children - should remain inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent passengers (children, for
example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch on the center
console.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside without the key.
[ i ] Tips
• In the event of a crash with airbag deployment all locked doors
will be automatically unlocked to give access to the vehicle occupants
from the outside .
• If the power locking system sho uld fail, you can still open the fuel
tank flap in an emergency~
page 224 . .,_
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Power windows
Controls
Fig. 40 Dri ver's door:
power wind ow
swit ches
T he switches are located in the dr iver 's doo r. The front passenger's
door has a own power w indow switch of its own .
T o open/ close If the respective swi tch is pu shed or pulled, the
window will, respectively .
Switches for front door windows
© operates the window in the driver's door .
@ operates the window in the front passenger's door.
Switches for rear windows
© operates the lef t r ear w indow.
@ operates the rig ht rea r window.
Safety switch
® Safety switch for rea r window operat ion .
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, esp ecially with
ac ce ss to vehicle key s. Unsupervi sed use of the keys can re sult in
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& WARNI NG (continued )
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems such as power
windows, et c. whi ch could result in seriou s injury.
• Remember -you can still open or clo se the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is swit ched off . Only when
eithe r of the front doors are opened are the powe r windows
s witched off .
• Be ca reful when closing the windows . Chec k to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Alway s remo ve the ignition key whene ver you leave your
veh icle.
• If you lo ck your vehicle from the out side, no one, e specially
children, should remain in the vehicle .
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere w ith the driver 's field of vision. •
Switches in the driver 's door
The d riv er can operate all windo ws.
In additi on to th e switches i n the driver's d oor, t here is a
separate switch in each door fo r th e po wer wi ndow in that
door~ fig. 40. If the respective switc h is pus hed or p ulled ,
the window will open or c lose. The power window switc hes
have a
two-position function:
Opening the windows
- Push th e switch to th e first stop an d h old it there until the
window has l owere d to the d esired position.
- Push t he swi tch briefly to t he
second stop : the window
wi ll automati ca lly op en all th e way .
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Opening and closing
Opening manually (manual operation)
- Press the switch (D => page 51, fig. 42, starting from the
"lift position" until the roof has reached the desired posi­
tion.
Closing completely
- Press the switch @=> page 51, fig. 42 until the roof is
completely closed=>& .
Closing partially
- Press the switch @=> page 51, fig. 42 until the roof has
reached the desired position =>& . If the roof is almost
closed and you interrupt the operation, the roof opens
automatically to a minimum setting; this is the smallest
possible opening that can be set.
If you pa rk your vehicle in the su n, we recommend that you close the
sun blind . You should especially make certain that the panoramic
sliding sunroof is closed when the sun blind is closed when parked or
if there is a sudden rain shower.
The sun blind has two positions: comp letely open or completely
closed. The sun blind is manually operated.
& WARNING
Never close the panoramic sliding sunroof carelessly or without
watching -the re is a risk of personal injury. For this reason, always
remove the ignition key when leaving the vehicle.
[ i ] Tips
• When you park your vehicle , we generally recommend closing the
panoramic sliding sunroof and the sun blind . •
When the vehicle is parked, a wet roof should be dried lightly with
a soft cloth
before it is opened so that water does not drip into the
interior .
• In an emergency, the panoramic sliding sunroof can be closed
manually=>
page 53, "Emergency mechan ical closing for the
panoramic slidi ng sunroof". •
Appli es to vehicles : wit h pa norami c sli ding s unroo f
Comfort closing
The open roof can also be closed from the outside.
-Hold the key in the driver's door lock in the lock position
until the roof is closed=> &.
& WARNING
Never close the panoramic sliding sunroof carelessly or without
watching -there is a risk of personal injury.•

brightness increases again, the low beams are turned off again auto­
matically =>& .
In the
AUTO position the low beams are switched off automatically
when the ignition is turned off.
Light Sensor Malfunction*
In the event of a light sensor ma lfunct ion, the driver is notified in the
instrument cluster display:
Automatic headlights/automatic wipers defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned on permanently with t he
switch in
AUTO*. H owever, you can continue to turn the lights on and
off using the light switch. Have the light sensor checked as soon as
possible at a dealership.
Coming home/leaving home function*
The function is sw itched on when the sw itch is in the AUTO* position
and the function is shown as active in the driver information system.
The
coming home funct ion illuminates the area around the vehicle
when the ign it ion is switched
off and the driver's door is opened. The
length of time the lights rema in on can be set in the menu display
( Illumination > Exterior lights > coming home ).
The leaving home function illuminates the area around the vehicl e
when u nlocking it .
& WARNING
• Never use daytime running lights to see where you are going.
They are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough
ahead for safety, especially at dusk or when it is dark. Always
switch on the low beams at dusk or when it is dark.
• Automatic headlights are only intended to assist the driver .
They do not relieve the driver of his respon sibility to check the
headlights and to turn them on manually according to the current
light and visibility conditions. For example, fog and rain cannot be
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& WARNING
(continued )
detected by the light sensors. So always switch on the headlights
under these weather conditions and when driving
in the dark io.
• Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motorists.
- Always turn on the headlights so that you can see ahead and
so that others can see your car from the back.
(I) Tips
• With the switch in AUTO front fog lights cannot be turned on in
addition.
• Th e light senso r for headlight control is located in the rear view
mirror mount . Do not apply any stickers to the windshield in this area
to prevent malfunctions or fail ures .
• Some exterior lighting functions can be adjusted in the driver
information system => page 22 ,
• If you remove the ignition from t he ignition lock whi le the head­
lights are still on, a buzzer will sound as long as the driver's door is
open to remind you to turn off the lights .
• Always observe the specific local regulat ions for your area as to
when to use your lights.
• With automatic headlights, the high-beam funct ion is also avail­
able, but with one restr iction:
If you have not switched the high
beams back to low beams during automatic headlig ht operation (for
example, after driving through a tunnel), only the low beams come
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 forwa rd again .
• In cool or damp weather, the inside of the headlights, turn signa ls
and ta il lights can fog over due to the temperature difference
between the inside and outside. They will clear shortly after switching
them on. This does not affect the serv ice life of the light ing . _,,
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instrument pane l illum in ation w ill autom at ically be com e dimm er
as the d ay light fade s away and eventu ally will g o out c ompletel y
wh en outside light i s very low . This is to r emind you, the drive r, to
s witch on the headlight s before it gets too dark .
• Canada model s: in strument pan el illum ination will stay bright
r e g ardle ss of the inten sity of ambient light . Alwa ys be awar e of
c hanges in o utside light conditions w hile you ar e dri ving. R espond
in time to fading da ylight by tu rning the light switch t o po sit ion
io
(or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with this feature) to turn on y our
headl ights .•
Emergency flasher ~
The emergency flasher makes other motorists aware that
you or your vehicle are in an emergency situation .
Fig. 53 Ce nter
conso le : eme rgenc y
fla sh e r sw it c h
- Press the switch~:::::> fig. 53, to switch the emergency
flasher on or off.
When the eme rgency flasher is o n, all four tu rn s ignal b link at the
same time . The turn signa l indicator lights¢¢ in the instrument
cluster , as well as the light in the emerg ency flasher switch~ blink
likewise.
T he emergency flasher will autom atically sw itch on if you are in an
acc ident where the airbag has deployed.
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(I) Tips
You should swi tch on the emergency flasher when :
• you a re the last ve hicle stand ing in a traffic jam so that any ot her
vehicles com ing can see you , or when
• your vehicle has b roken down or you are in an eme rgency s itua­
tion , or when
• your vehicle is being towed by a tow tr uck or if yo u are tow ing
another vehicle behind you. •
Turn signals -¢¢ and high beam [D lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering column is used to
operate the turn signals and the high beam as well as the
headlight flasher.
-"' M
-w .., a,
Fig . 54 Tu rn sign al
a nd h igh b eam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the following func­
tions :
Turn signals ¢ ¢
- Lift the lever up all the way:::::> fig. 54 (D, to use the r ight
turn signals , or push the lever down all the way@ to use
the left turn signals. .,,.
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