2011 AUDI S3 technical data

Applies to veh icles : w ith cargo net
Elastic cargo net
The cargo net prevents light objects from sliding around
in the luggage compartment.
Fig. 82 Luggage
compartme nt: cargo
ne t
Fig. 83 Luggag e
compartme nt: cargo
n et at tached to h ooks
Securing objects to the luggage
compartment floor with the net
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage all four hooks into the fastening eyes=> fig. 82 .
- Place objects to be secured
under the net .
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Configuring the net to contain small objects
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage two hooks into the fastening eyes®=> fig. 83 .
- Pull the net up and secure the eyes © on the hooks.
Put items
into the net .
The bottom of the cargo net can also be hooked to the 0 -rings in the
floor of the rear compartment and th e top to th e ey es on the left and
right side trim.
& WARNING
For strength-related reasons, the mounting hooks can only be
used to secure objects weighing 10 lb (5 kg) or less. Heavier
objects will not be adequately secured -risk of injury! •
Applies to vehicles : w ith mount in g hook s
Mounting hooks
Fig. 84 Mounting
h ooks under the rear
parcel shelf
The hook preven ts lightly loaded bags from tipping over .
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Applies to veh icles : w ith ski sac k
Ski sack
The ski sack allows a maximum of 4 pairs of skis or 2
snowboards to be carried inside the vehicle.
L oading
Open the rear hatch.
Fig. 86 Sect ion of the
rear sea t from the rear:
ski sack hatch cove r
Fig. 87 Sec uring th e
ski sack at the center
r ear seat belt buc kle
- Slide the releas e button for the pass-through down (with
the center armrest)=> fig . 86 -Arrow -and tilt the pass ­
through forward .
- Remove the sack from the luggage compartment and
unfold it.
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-Place the empty sack in the hatch so that the end with the
zip fastener is in the luggage compartment.
- Load objects from the luggage compartment into the ski
sack.
Securing
- Insert the ski sack strap=> fig. 87 © into the center seat
belt buckle ®·
- With ski ing items, place the strap in the middle between
the bindings =>
&-
- Pull the loose end of the strap tight in the direction of the
arrow .
Opening the safety strap buckle
-Take the long sides of safety strap buckle between thumb
and forefinger => fig . 87
@ .
- Squeeze the buckle and pull it away from the cargo.
Stowing
- Raise the pass-through until it is securely latched. It is
secure when you can no longer see the red mark on the
latch in the luggage compartment.
- Carefully fold up the empty (dry) ski sack .
- Stow the ski sack in the luggage compartment so that it
cannot slide around .
& WARNING
• Aft er loa din g, th e sk i sac k m ust be se cu red wit h th e strap .
• The saf ety s trap must fi t tig htly a rou nd the c argo .
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0 Note
• Any damage to the vehicle caused by using roof racks or other
types of cross bars that have not been approved by Audi for your
vehicle , or incorrect roof rack installation, is not covered by the
Warranty.
• Always check the roof rack mountings and hardware before each
trip and during a trip to make sure everything is securely tightened. If
necessary, retighten the mountings and check the entire system from
time to time.
• After mounting a roof rack system, or when you transport objects
on the roof of your vehicle, the height of the vehicle is naturally
increased. Be careful when driving under low bridges o r in park
garages for example . This could cause damage to the vehicle and even
the load. •
Applies to veh icles: without roof rails
Attachment points without roof rails
The roof rack must be attached only at the locations
marked.
F ig. 88 Attach men t
poin ts for roof rack
The attachment points~ fig. 88@ can only be seen with the
door open .
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Introduction
- Clean the roof at the contact points for the roof rack in
order to avoid paint scratches.
- Observe the identifying marks on the roof rack for front
and rear, left and right.
Roof rack front
-Open the front doors ~& .
- Center the front of the roof rack in the two stamped marks
at the front of the roof~ fig. 88 @,
~ & .
- Hand tighten the mounting screws for the feet alternately
on the
left and right sides of the vehicle.
- Using the enclosed torque wrench, tighten the
front
mounting screws securely => & .
Roof rack rear
-Open the rear doors ~ & .
- Place the rear o f the roof rack in the two stamped marks
at the rear of the roof~ fig. 88@,
~ & .
- Hand tighten the mounting screws for the feet alternately
on the
left and right sides of the vehicle.
- Using the enclosed torque wrench, tighten the
rear
mounting screws s ecurely ~& .
& WARNING
• Alwa ys follow the inst ruct ion s prov ided by the ro of rac k m anu­
f ac turer.
• When in stall ing the roof rac k with th e ve h icle doors open,
w atch out f or ot her tr affic -ther e is the ri sk of a n ac cid ent .
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& WARNING (co ntinued )
of gra vity and o verall handling . Alwa ys dri ve slowly, avoid sudden
braking and maneuvers when tran sporting cargo on the roof of
your veh icle .
• Never exceed the maximum permi ssible load carrying capacity
of the roof of your vehicle, the permissible a xle weight s and the
permissible total weight of your vehicle ~
page 295 , "Weight s".
• Alwa ys d riv e slowly , avoid sudden b raking and maneuvers
when transporting carg o on the roof of your vehicle .
W For the sake of the environment
Sometimes i t may be easier to leave a roof ra ck i nstalled even tho ugh
you are not using it. Due to the increased air resistance your veh icle
wi ll u nne cessa rily use more f ue l. Remove the roof rack if you are not
going to use it. •
Cup holders
Cup holders in the center console
Fig. 90 Cup h older s
an d stor age tr ay in th e
c e nt er con sole
Up to two beve rages can be p laced in the cente r co nsole .
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& WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident and personal injury .
• Never carry any beverage container s with hot liquids, such a s
hot coffee or hot tea, in the vehicle while it is mov ing . In case of
an accident, sudden braking or other vehicle movement, hot liquid
could spill, causing scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid can also
c ause an accident and personal injury.
• Use only soft cups in the cupholder. H ard cups and glasses can
cause injury in an accident .
• Never use the cup holder or adapter as an ashtray· risk of fire.
0 Note
Only drink conta iners with lids should be carr ied in the c upholder.
L iq ui d could spill ou t an d damage your vehicle's e lec tron ic equipment
or sta in the upholstery, etc .. •
Cupholder in the rear center armrest
Opening the cup holder
Fig . 9 1 Rea r cente r
armrest : cu phol der
exten ded
- Press both spots ma rked with ii @ => fig. 91 => & -The
holde r ext en ds. .,_
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- Plug in appliance to be used.
The outlet may be used for 12-volt app liances w ith maxim um
cons umption of up to 100 watts, such as a flash light, small vacuum
cl eaner, e tc.
Before you purchase any accessor ies, always read and fo llow the
info rm ation in::::,
page 301, "Add it io na l acc essories and p arts
re placemen t".
& WARNING
The outlet plus any appliances plugged into it remain functional
even if the ignition is switched off or the ignition key is removed. Never leave children inside the vehicle without supervision .
0 Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs that fit properly.
(I) Tips
When the engine is off and accessor ies are st ill plugged in and are on,
the ve hicle battery can sti ll be drained .•
Storage
General overview
There are numerous pl aces to st ore items in your vehi cle .
Storage in t he center armrest
Storage in the rear armrest
::::, page 79
Glove com partment (Ai r ven tila tion in t he ::::, page 92
glove compartment*, CD changer*)
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Seats and storage
Center console ::::,
page 92
Compartments in the door tr ims ::::, page 93
Storage in the footwell ::::, page 93
Compartments in luggage compartment ::::, page 94
Coat hooks
Some of the storage locations are only fo und o n specific vehicle
mode ls o r are op tio nal equ ipme nt.
& WARNING
• Always remove objects from the instrument panel. Any items
not put away could slide around inside the vehicle while dri ving or
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when dri ving
around a corner.
• When you are driv ing make sure that anything you may have
placed in the center console or other stor age locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In c ase of sudden braking you would not be
able to b rake, depres s the clutch or accelerate .
• Any pieces of clothing that you have hung up must not inter­
fere with the driver's view. The co at hooks are designed onl y for
lightweight clothing . Never hang any clothing with hard, pointed
or hea vy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident· especially if the airbag is deployed ·
the se objects could injure any passengers inside the vehicle. •
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Compartments in the door trims
There are storage compartments in the door trims.
& WARNING
Fig. 96 Storage
compartment in the
door trim
Always read and heed all WARNINGS => page 163, "Important
safety instructions on the side airbag system". •
Applies to vehicles : with sto rage net in footwe ll
Storage net in footwell
There is a storage net in the passenger's footwell.
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Fig . 97 Storage net in
passenger's footwell
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Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects in the storage net -they are
a personal injury risk.•
Applies to vehicles: w ith storage net in the front seatbacks
Storage net in the seatbacks
There is a storage net behind both front seatbacks.
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Fig. 98 Storage net on
the driver's seatback
Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects in the storage net -th is
increases the risk of personal injury .•
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Warm and cold
Climate controls
Description
The air conditioner is fully automatic and is designed to
maintain a comfortable and uniform climate inside the
vehicle .
We recommend the fo llowing sett ings:
- Selec t and se t a tem pera ture between 64
°F (+22 °C) and
84
°F (+28 °().
- Press the [AUTO] but ton .
With this setting, you attain maximum comfort in the least amount
o f ti me. Ch ange th is se tt ing, as desired, to meet your pe rsonal needs.
Th e climate controls are a combination of heating, ventilat ion a nd
coo ling systems, which automatica lly red uce hum idity and cool the
air insi de your vehicle.
T he air temperature, air flow and a ir distribution are automatically
reg ulate d to achi eve and main tain t he desi red passenger compa rt­
ment temperature as q uick ly as possible .
Th e system automatica lly compensates for changes in the outside
tempe ra ture and for the intensity of the sunlight enteri ng the
vehicle. We recommend you use the
Automatic mode ~ page 98 for
year- ro und co mfort.
Please note the following:
T urn on the air conditioner to reduce humidity in the vehicle . This also
preven t the wi ndows from fogging up .
When the outs ide temperature is hig h and the air is very humid,
condensation from t he ev apo ra to r m ay d rip under t he veh icle . T his is
normal and does not indicate a leak.
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Warm and cold
If the outside temp
erature is low , the fan no rma lly only switches to a
highe r speed once the engine coolant has warmed up s ufficient ly .
Th e air condi tioner tempo rari ly swi tches off when yo u drive off from
a standstill using full throttle to save engine power.
Th e comp resso r also switches off if the coolant temperature is too
high so that the engine can be adeq uate ly coo led unde r extreme
loads.
Air pollutants filter
Th e a ir po llutants filter (a combined pa rticle filte r and activated cha r­
coa l f il ter) reduces or elim inates outs ide a ir pollution (dus t, or
pollen) from entering the veh icle.
Th e air pollutants fi lter mus t be changed at t he in terv als specified i n
your Warranty
& Maintenance book let, so that the air conditioner can
properly wo rk.
If you dr ive your veh icle in an a rea with high air pollut ion , the fi lter
may need to be changed more frequent ly than specified in your Audi
Wa rranty
& Ma intenance boo klet . If in doubt, ask you r autho rized
Audi Service Advisor for advice.
Energy management
T o prevent the batte ry from being disc harge d an d to restore the
balance of energy, compone nts wh ic h requ ir e large amou nts of
energy are temporarily cut back or sw itched off~
page 194 . Heating
systems in part icular requ ire a g rea t deal of e nergy.
If you notice , for
example, that the rear window heate r is not heating, then it has been
t emporari ly cu t back or sw itched off by
energy management . These
systems are available again as soon as the energy ba lance has been
restore d.
& WARNING
Reduced visibility i s dangerous and can cause accidents.
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Controls
This overview will help you to familiarize yourself with the
air conditioning controls.
F ig . 1 01 Air co nditi onin g co ntro ls
Th e d isp lay shows the temperature selected a nd the blowe r setting .
You can set the temperatu re for the driver's side us ing the left rota ry
switch @and the tempe rature for the passenger's s ide with the right
switch @.
Functions are turned on and off by touching the buttons . The diode in
t he b uttons illumina tes when the f unction is active .
The grille between the buttons
G / G and !AUTO I must remain
unobstructed ; there are measurement sensors beh ind it.
• Do not seal off the grille.
• Do not clean the gr ille with a vacuum cleaner, otherwise the
senso rs could be damaged .
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But- Function
ton(s )
@ Switching t he cooling system on/off
!AUTO] Automatic operation
G G B lower speed setting
( in the
center)
Manual recirculation mode
Automatic rec irculat ion mode
Defrost
Air directed to the w indows
Air from the outlets
Air directed to the footwe ll
Rear window defogger
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The buttons for setting the air f low direction~,~ and~ can also be
pushed in combination .•
A pp lies to ve hicl es: wit h auto matic a ir cond it ioner
Switching the air conditioner on /off [AC]
- P ress the [AC] button to switch the air cond itioner on or
off.
When the air condi tioner is switched on, the indicator light in the
bu tton is l it .
Whe n the air conditioner is swi tched off, the cooling system is
switched off -the heating and ventilation system is regu lated auto­
matically. Sw itching off the coo ling syst em (compressor) saves fuel. .,
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