2012 AUDI A3 mirror controls

(!) Power window switches
@
®
©
Door handle
Power locking switch
Switches for:
- Adjuster for outs ide mirrors
- Switching on heated exter ior
mirrors
® L ight switch ............... .
® Air outlets ............ .... .
(J) Turn signal and high beam
@ Radio control buttons
® Steer ing wheel w ith:
- Integ rated control buttons
(multi -function steering wheel
only)
for Audi Sound System
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag ........... .
@ Instrument cluster .. ... .. .. .
@ Radio and telephone control
buttons
@ Sw itches for
- Windsh ield wiper/washer
- Trip computer ..... ... .. .. .
@ Ign ition lock .............. .
(8) Adjustable s teer ing column .. .
@) Cruise control ............. .
@) Inst rument lighting ........ .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostic (OBD II)
@ Sw itches for:
- Fuel flap release
43
39
53
47
84
so
126
10
55
25
89
88
94
49
194
24
192
- Rear hatch re lease . . . . . . . . . 40
@ Depending on opt ions: Rad io or
N avigation system (nav igat ion,
r adio)
@ Glove compartment ( lockable)
with CD changer * . . . . . . . . . . . 76
@ Front passenger's a irbag
@ L oudspeaker (treble)
~ Storage tray or sw itch for
126
76
- Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . 22
@) Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . 76
Instrument s and control s 9
@ Climate controls .. .. .. ..... .
@ Switch for seat heating ...... .
@ Rear window defogger switc h
@ Cup ho lder ....... .. .. ..... .
@ Electr ica l socket .. .. .... ... .
@ AUX -in connect ion
@ E lectr ica l socket ........... .
@) Pa rking brake lever .... .. .. . .
@ Gear shift lever or selector lever
- Manual transmission ...... .
- Automatic transmission .... .
80
85
85
74
75
75
91
96
96
@ Switches for Electronic Stabili­
z ation P rog ram (ESP)
161
@ Tips
- Some of the equ ipment o r features
shown in the genera l ill ustrat ion may be
standard equ ipment on your vehi cle or
m ay be opt ional eq uipment depending
on your model. A lways ask your author­
ized Aud i dea le r i f you have a quest ion
about your vehicle .
-A separate Owner's Manual is in vehicles
that have a factory-installed radio, CD
change r, nav igat ion system, AUX-in con­
nection or multifunction steering wheel.

-Automat ic dimming for the m irror only
operates p roperly if the lig ht striking the
i ns ide mirror is not hindered in any way.
Wiper and washer
system
{sf) Windshield wiper
The windshield wiper lever controls both the
windshield wipers and the washer system.
F ig . 57 Wiper lever: w inds hie ld w iper lever positions
The windshield wiper lever c> fig. 57 has the
following positions:
Ql Intermittent wiping (activating rain
senso r)*
.. Move the lever up to position@.
.. Move the interval set sw itch @, to change
t h e interva ls.
Low wiper speed
.. Move the lever up to position@.
High wiper speed
.,. Move the lever up to position @.
One-touch wiping
.. Move the lever to position @, when you
want to w ipe the w indshield
briefly .
Automatic wiper /w asher
.. Pu ll the lever to posit ion ® (toward the
steering wheel) and ho ld.
.. Re lease the lever . The washer stops and the
wipers keep going for about four seconds.
Turning off th e wiper s
.. Move the lever back to position @ .
Clear vi sion 55
The w indshield wipers and washe r only work
whe n the ignition is turned on . If you switch
off the ignition with the w indshie ld w iper lev ­
er st ill in the interva l wipe position and then
come back a whi le later and drive off, the rai n
senso r will reactivate itsel f after the vehicle
speed has exceeded 4 mph (6 km/h) .
The rain sensor* is only activated with the
wiper lever set to position @. When it starts
to rain, the rain sensor will automat ically acti ­
vate the intermittent w iping mode.
To reduce the sensitivity of the sensor, move
switch ® down. To increase the sensitivity,
move t he switch up. The h igher you adjust the
sens it ivity, the faster the senso r will react
when it senses mo isture on the windsh ield .
The rain sensor w iper intervals depend on the
sensit ivity sett ing as well as vehicle speed.
D uring brief s tops, wipe r mot io n will adjust in
r elat ion to the amou nt of rain on the w ind­
shield .
Automat ic w iper/was her : To eliminate water
drople ts, t he windsh ield wiper pe rforms o ne
afterw ipe ope ra tion after severa l seconds
whi le dr iv ing . You ca n sw itch this f unct ion off
by moving the leve r to posit io n ® within
10 seconds of the afterw ipe operat io n. The af­
terwipe function is reactivated the next time
the ignitio n is switch.
When the igni tio n i s tur ned on, the washe r
jets are heated*.
& WARNING ~
- Wiper blades are crucial for safe drivi ng!
On ly when they are in good condit io n are
they able to clear the windows properly
to prov ide uncompromised visib ility.
Worn o r damaged wiper blades are a
safety haza rd
c> page 57, Replacing
front wip er blades!
- The light/rain senso r* is only des igned to
assis t and suppo rt the driver.
It rema ins
e ntire ly th e drive r's respo nsib il ity to
m onitor outside weathe r cond itions and
t o manu ally a ctiv ate the wipe rs as soo n

268 Index
Eme rgency towing ......... .. .. .... . 251
E ne rgy management ........... .. ... 167
Ba ttery power ........... .... .. .. . 168
Dr iver notific ation ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 16 8
Eng ine
4-cylinder diesel (140 hp) ....... .... 197
4-cyl ind er g asoline (200 hp) .. .. .. ... 196
Coolant .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 203
H ood .. ...... ........... .. .. .... . 194
Pr ehea ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Starting with j umper cab les . ..... .. . 248
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E ng ine compartmen t ................ 196
Safety instruc tions .......... .. .... . 194
Working in the engine compar tment .. 194
Eng ine coolant system ........... .... 203
Adding coo lant ............ ... .. .. . 204
Chec king coolan t leve l ..... .. .. .... . 204
Che cking the eng ine coolant leve l ..... 204
M alfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 205
E ng ine coolant temperature
Gauge ... .. ................ ... .. .. 11
Eng ine data .. ............... ...... . 257
Engine fault Warning light .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 20
E ng ine hood
C lo sing .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 194
Release lever . ........... .... .... . 194
Releasing and open ing . ... .. ... ... . 194
Eng ine malfunction (diesel engine)
War ning light ............ .. .. .... .. 20
Eng ine oil . ............... .. .. .... . 197
Adding .. .. ............... .... .. . 200
Addit ives . .. ................ ... ... 200
C hanging .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. . 20 1
Chec king the eng ine o il level .. .. .. .. . 200
Di ese l eng ine ............ .. .. .... . 20 2
I ndications and con ditions req uiring ex-
tra check ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 200
Oil consumption .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 199
Oi l grades . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 197
Recommended oil check intervals ..... 200
Specification and viscos ity .... .. .... . 197
Specifications Diesel engine .. .... ... 202
Specifications gasoline engine .. .. ... 197
Tempe ratu re d isplay ...... .. .. .. .. . . 31 E
ngine oi l leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E ngine o il pressu re (malfunction) ....... 16
Engine oil sensor defective ............ 20
En gine preheate r .................... 86
C onnect ing . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 86
E ngine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment Break-in per iod . .. ............. .... 169
Catalytic converter ............. .... 170
Diesel particulate f ilter ............ . 171
D ispos ing of your veh icle battery ... .. 210
D riv ing at high speeds .............. 172
D riving to minimize pollution and noise 171
F uel ............................. 192
F uel economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Leaks under your vehicle ..... ... .. .. 194
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . 172
Proper d isposal of drained bra ke fluid . 206
Proper disposal of drained eng ine cool-
ant ............................. 204
Proper d isposal of drained eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201
Recycling used engine oil ............ 200
U nleaded fuel . ... ................ . 189
Wha t shou ld I do w ith an o ld b att ery? . 210
EPC
refer to E lect ron ic power co ntrol ... .. . 19
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 161
E xh aus t tai l pipes
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 183
Expansion tank .. .. ................ . 204
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dimming .......................... 54
Heating ........................... 53
F
Fahrenheit
Switching between Fa hrenhe it and Centi-
grade ....... .... .... ........... .. 83
F an
Adjusting the fan speed ...... .... . .. . 83
Climate controls ............... .. .. . 83
Radiator ......................... 205

270 Index
Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
rear w indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
H eated washe r jets
W iper and washer system .. .. .. .... .. 55
H eavy clothing and safety belts .... .... 116
High beam ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .. 47, SO
H igh voltage warn ing label .. .. .. .... . 255
H ill Descen t A ss ist .. ........... .. .. .. 99
H ill hold assist
Starting on hills .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 92
hood
refer to Engine hood .. .... .. .. .... . 194 Installing the upper te
ther st rap on the
anchorage . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 159
Instrument pane l
Illum ina tion ... .. ....... ..... ... .. . 49
Instrument panel and controls .. .. .. .. . 10
Inst ruments and controls
Gen era l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior light
Re ar . .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... ...... .. . 52
Interior light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Amb ient lig hti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ood re le as e ... ... ..... ..... .. .. .. . 194
J
Horn ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. . 8
H ow are child restra int system anchors re-
l ated to child safety . ....... .. .. .. .. . 155
H ow m any airb ags doe s my veh icle h ave? 129
H ow often sho uld I check my tire pres -
su res? .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 219
H ow safety belt pretensione rs wo rk . .. . 120
Hydroplaning .. .... .... ..... .. .. .. . 223
I
Ignit ion key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ign ition lock po sit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
I mmobilizer .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
I mportant informat ion for veh icles w ith
D iese l eng ine when add ing o r changing en -
g ine oi l ... .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 20 2
Important thing s to do before driving .. 103
I mproperly worn safety be lts ... .. .... . 119
I ndicator light
A irbag sys tem .... .... .... ... .. .. . 133
Audi magnetic ride ........ .. .. .... .. 2 2
C lutch ove rheating ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 10 1
P ASSENGER A IR BAG OFF . ... .. .... . 133
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Red symbol s in the center d isp lay .. .... 13
Yellow symbols in the cen ter disp lay . .. 14
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . . 13
Infant seats ................... .... 148
Install ing chi ld safety s eats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S2 Jack and tools
Jump-starting
234
248
Jumper cables . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 249
Jump s ta rt ing . .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 249
K
Key ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. . 34
Batte ry replacement .... ....... .... . 35
Coded se ttings . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 84
Co nvenience openi ng and clos ing of win -
dows . ....... ... .................. 44
Key r eplacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vale t key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Key-coded settings Climate co ntrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Kick-down Automat ic transmiss ion . ....... .... 101
L
LATCH ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 155
D esc ription . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 156
I ns talling a c hild re stra int ....... .... 157
location .. .. .. .. ....... ..... ..... 156
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ........ ... ................ . 157
La unch Control Prog ram . ..... ... .. .. 101
L eathe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 186
leav ing home ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 48
Lifting/raisi ng the vehicle ..... ... .. .. 252