2012 AUDI S3 OBD port

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Ins trum ents . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ ind ic ator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
On-Boa rd Diagnostic syst em (OBD) .. .
T rip compute r .. ... .... ..... .. .. . .
M en u dis pl ay ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Efficien cy progr am . ........ ... .. . .
Service in terval d is pl ay .. .. .. .. .. . .
E ng ine oi l tempe ratu re d is pl ay .... . .
S peed warn ing syste m ..... .. .. ... .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Keys .. .. .. ................ ... . .
P ower locking sys tem . .. .. .. .. .. . .
D oors, power lo cks . .... ..... .. .. . .
P owe r win dows .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .
P anoram ic slid ing su nroof . ... ... .. .
Clear vision .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ...... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. ... .
Int erior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. . .
M irro rs . ... .... .. ... ...... .. .. . .
W iper and w asher sy stem .. .. .. ... .
Dig ita l comp ass ... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Seats and storage ..... .. .. ... .
General recommendat ions ... .. .. . .
Ad just ing front seats manua lly .. .. . .
Ad just ing the powe r sea t ... .. .. .. . .
Ad just ing the lumb ar su pport . .. .. . .
H ead res traints ... ....... .. .. .. . .
Ce nte r arm rest . .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
R ear s eats . .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
L uggag e com partm ent . ... .. .. ... .
Roof r ack* insta llat ion . .... .. .. .. . .
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Cu p ho lde rs ... .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Sock et . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Storage ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Clima te cont rols .. .. .... .... ... .. .
E lect rically he ated front se ats .. .. .. .
Eng ine p rehe ater
On the road ... ... .. ..... ... .. .
Steer ing .. .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .
I g nit ion lock and ig ni tion sw it ch .. .. .
St arting and stopp ing the engine ... .
Pa rking brak e .. .. ............... .
Sta rt ing on h ills .. ... .. ..... ... .. .
A coustic parking sys tem . ....... .. .
C ruise con trol .. . .. ... ... ... .. ... .
Audi mag net ic r ide . .... ..... ... .. .
Transm ission .. ...... ....... .. .
Manua l transm ission . ... .... ... .. .
S tronic transmiss ion . .. ..... ... .. .
Safety first .. .. ...... ....... .. .
Driving Safely ... .... .... ... .. .
Gene ra l notes .... .. ... ..... ... .. .
Pro per occupant seat ing posit ions . . .
Pedal a rea . .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .
S tow ing lugg age . ... .. ..... ... .. .
Repo rting Safety Defects .......... .
Safety belts ... ...... ....... .. .
Gener al note s .... .... ...... ... .. .
Why safety belts? ... .. ..... ..... .
Safety belts . .. ............ ..... .
Safety be lt pretensioners . ........ .
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Airbag sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Important th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fron t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 26
Moni toring the Adv anced Ai rb ag
Syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sid e airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Sid e curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 143
Child safety se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Lifting jack .... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 239
Lifting po ints ...................... 253
Light coming/leaving home ............... 48
Exterior lighting .......... .......... 48
Light/ra in sensor defective . ... .. .. .. .. 22
Lights .. .. ..... ........... ...... ... 47
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Fr ont fog l igh ts .......... .... .. .. .. 49
H eadlig hts ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 47
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 50
Instrument panel i llum ination . ... .. .. 49
Side marker lights ........ ...... .... 47
Turn signals .. ........... .. .. .. .... 50
Xeno n headlights ................... 47
L oading the l uggage compartment . ... . 109
L oading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Locking Manual back-up .......... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid .. ..... ........... ...... ... 40
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Using the fo ld-out key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lower universa l anchorage bars (Canada) 155
L ower universa l anchorages (Canada) 155
L uggage
Stowing . .. ..... ....... .... ... .. . 109
Luggage compartment
Cargo net .. ............. .... .. .... 69
Fasten ing eyes .................. ... 68
Increasing size ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 67
L ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Re tractable cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Loading the l uggage com ­
partment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
L umbar support ..................... 64
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Maintenance ............... ...... .. 259
M alfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 1 9, 25
M anual tra nsmission ................. 96
G ea rshift lever ........... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Master key . ................ ...... ... 35
Battery replacement ................ 35
Master key remote control ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Inde x 271
Menu bu tton . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 28
Menu display Drive r Infor mation Display ........... 27
Mirrors Activating the dig ital compass ........ 59
Adjus ting the exterior m irrors . . . . . . . . . 53
dimming ........ .. ................ 54
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 133
Mo unti ng hoo ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Natura l leather .. .. .. ..... .......... 185
New t ires and wheels ................ 223
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Co ntacting . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 111
Number of sea ts ... .. ............... 113
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Occupant seating positions .......... . 104
Octane rating ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 189
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oil Wha t kind of oil should I put in my en-
gine? ........ ... .. ............... 197
also refer to Engine o il ... ... ..... .. 197
On-Board D iagnost ic System ........... 25
E lectronic speed limiter .............. 2S
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 25
On-Boa rd Diagnostic System (OBD) ... .. . 24
Data Link Connector ( DLC) .... ... .. .. . 24
Open door o r fron t lid wa rn ing ......... 23
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution ... . .. .... ...... .. 171
Optional eq uipment
Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
O ther equ ipment (e fficiency program) ... 29
Out lets ............................ 75
Outside ai r poll ution
How to prevent from entering the vehi-
cle ............................... 83
Outs ide mir ro rs
refer to E xterio r mi rro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Outs ide temperature disp lay ......... .. 23
Owner's manual How the Owner 's Manual is organ ized ... 6
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