2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET belt

214 Check ing and F illin g
•Pullon the cover carefu lly ¢ fig. 162. The
tab on the cover must point forward in the direction you are pulling when pu lling on
the cover.
• To open the fuel filler door, press on the left
side
¢ page 212, fig . 160 .
{Q) Note
Only pull on the cover unt il you feel resist­
ance. You will not hear it release . Other­
w ise you could damage the emergency re­
lease mechanism.
Hood
Working in the engine compartment
Special care is required if you are working in the engine compartment
F o r w ork in th e eng in e c omp artm ent su ch as
c h ecking and fi llin g fluid s, t he re i s a risk of
inj ury, sca lding, accid ents, a nd b urn s. Fo r
thi s re aso n, follow all the follow in g listed
war ning s and ge neral safety p recaution s.
T he engine compartment is a d ang ero us
area. ¢,& .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injur ies, complete the
following steps before opening the hood:
- Turn the engine off.
- Switch the ignition off.
- Set the parking brake.
- Place the selector lever in the P position .
- Let the engine coo l down.
- Never open the hood when you see that
steam o r coolant drips from the engine
c ompartment- there is a danger of
burns! Wait until no steam or coolant
flows out.
- Keep chi ldren away from the engine com­
partment.
- Never spill flu ids on a hot eng ine. These
fluids (such as the freeze protection con­
tained in the coolant) can catch fire .
- Avo id short circuits in the electrical sys­
tem, especially the battery . -
When working in the engine compart­
ment, remember that the radiator fan
can switch on even if the ignition is
sw itched off, which increases the risk of
personal injury.
- Never open the cap on the coolant ex­
pans ion tank when the eng ine is warm.
The cooling system is unde r pressure.
- To protect your face, hands, and arms
from hot steam or coolant, cover the cap
with a large cloth when opening .
- Do not remove the engine cover under any circumstances. This increases the
risk of burns .
- If tests need to be performed with the engine runn ing, there is add itiona l dan­
ge r due to moving components (such as
the ribbed belt, generator and radiator
fan) and from the high voltage ignit ion
system.
- Never reach into the radiator fan. The
electric auxilia ry fan is controlled by
temperature and can switch on sudden ly .
- Pay attention to the fo llow ing warnings
listed when work on the fuel system or
on the e lectrica l equipment is required.
- Always disconnect the vehicle battery
from the vehicle e lectr ical system
- Do not smoke
- Never work near open flames
- Always have a working fire exting uisher
nearby
- To reduce the risk of electric s hock and
inj ury, never touch the fo llowing compo­
nents when the engine is running or is
be ing started :
- Ig nition cable
- Other compone nts in the electronic
high voltage ign it ion system
- If you must check or perform work on the eng ine while it is runn ing:
- Set the parking brake and place these­
lector lever in the P (park) position
first.
- Always proceed with extreme caution
so that clot hing, jewe lry or long hai r do
not become caught in the radiator fan, ..,.

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fan belt or other moving components or do not come into contact w ith hot
components. T ie back long hair before
beginning work and do not wear cloth­ ing that can hang down into the en­
g ine .
- Limit your exposure to exhaust and
chemicals to as short a time as poss ible
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& WARNING
California P ropos ition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain veh icle components conta in
o r emit chemicals known to the State of
Californ ia to cause cancer and b irth de ­
fec ts and reproduct ive harm . In addition,
certain fluids conta ined in vehicles and
certain products of component wear con­
tain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac­
cessories contain lead and lead com­ pounds , chemicals known to the State of
Californ ia to cause cancer a nd reproduc ­
t ive harms . Wash hands after handling .
(D Note
When filling fluids, be sure not to m ix the
fluids up. Othe rwise severe malfunctions
and e ng ine damage will occur .
@ For the sake of the environment
You should regularly check the ground un­
der your vehicle in orde r to detect leaks
quickly . If there are visible spots from oil
or other fluids, b ring your veh icle to an au­
thori zed Audi dealer or qualified repair fa­
cility to be checked .
Checking and Fillin g 215
Opening the hood
The hood is released from the interior .
Fig. 163 Se ct io n fro m t he dr iver 's footwell : release Lev ·
er
Fi g. 1 64 Rocke r sw it ch under t he hood
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up
from the windshield. Otherwise the paint could be damaged .
... With the drive r's door open, pull the lever
be low the instrument panel in the direction
of the arrow
¢ fig. 163.
.,. Raise the hood slightly c::;, ,A .
.,. Press the lever under the hood upward
¢ fig . 164 . This releases the catch .
.,. Open the hood .
& WARNING
Never open the hood whe n you see that
steam or coo lant drips from the engine
compartment -there is a danger of b urns!
Wait unti l no steam or coolant flows o ut.
- Never open the hood when you see that
steam or coolant dr ips from the engine
compartment- there is a danger of burns! Wait until no steam or coo lant
flows out.
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244 Tires and wheels
load. The maximum load in­
cludes the number of passen­
gers that the vehicle is intend­
ed to carry ("seating capacity")
with an assumed weight of
150 lbs (68 kg) for each pas­
senger at a designated seating
position and the total weight of
any luggage in the vehicle. If
you tow a trailer, the weight of
the trailer hitch and the tongue
weight of the loaded trailer
must be included as part of the
vehicle load .
The
Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of
the vehicle's two axles.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat­ ing and the Gross Axle Weight Rating are listed on the safety
compliance sticker label locat­
ed on the driver's side 8-pillar.
Your Audi has 5 seating posi­
tions, 2 in the front and 3 in the rear for total seating capacity
of 5. Each seating position has
a safety belt
¢ page 138, Safe­
ty belts.
The fact that there is an upper
limit to your vehicle's Gross Ve­
hicle Weight Rating means that the total weight of whatever is
being carried in the vehicle (in­
cluding the weight of a trailer hitch and the tongue weight of
the loaded trailer) is limited.
The more passengers in the ve­
hicle or passengers who are
heavier than the standard
weights assumed mean that less weight can be carried as
luggage.
The tire pressure label on your
Audi also lists the maximum
combined weight of all of the
occupants and luggage or other
cargo that the vehicle can carry.
For the location of the label
¢page 235, fig. 172.
A WARNING -
Overloading a vehicle can
cause loss of vehicle control,
a crash or other accident, se­
rious personal injury, and
even death.
-Carrying more weight than your vehicle was designed to carry will prevent the ve­
hicle from handling properly
and increase the risk of the
loss of vehicle control.

2 70 Fuses and bulbs
Interior fuse assignment
No. Equipment Ampere
Fl 3 Adaptive dampers contro
l
20
module
Fl4 Climate
control system
30
blower
Fl S E
lectronic steering column
10
lock
Fl6 MM I area 7.5
Fl7 Instrument cluster 5
Fl8 Rearview camera
7.5
F l9 Convince key
system control
7.5
module, tank system
F20 Tank system
7.5
F23 E
xterior lighti ng, heated
40
washe r fl ui d nozzles
Panorama sunroof/ power
F24 top control module, power 20/30
Fig. 192 Vehicle inter ior : fuse assignment top latch (Cabriolet)
No. Equipment Ampere
F25 Door/dr
iver's side doors (for
30
example power windows)
Fl Engine components 30 F26 Seat heat
ing 30
F2 Seat adjustment 10 F27
Sound-amplif
ier
30
F3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cab-
40
riolet) F28
Power top control module,
5
elect ro ni cs (Cabr io let)
F4 M
M co ntrols, M MI-compo-
7.5
nents F29
Inte
rior lights
7.5
F3 1 E xterior lighting
40
F5 Gateway
5
F32 Driver ass istance systems 7.5
F 6 Anti-theft a
larm system
s F33 Airbag 5
Climate/heating control, se-
Button illumination, coils
lector lever (automatic
for upper cab in heating relay
F7 transmission), park ing heat- 10
er, rear window heater re lay F34 (Cabriolet) and socket relay,
7.5
in ter ior sound, back-up light
coil switch, temperature sensor,
Diagnosis, electrical parking oil level sensor
F 8 brake
switch, light switch,
10
rain/ light sensor, interior
light ing Diagnosis, headlight range
F35 co
ntrol system, a ir quality
10
sensor, a utomat ic dimming
F9 Steering column
switch
1
module
Fl0 D isp lay 5 rearview mir
ror
F36 Right
corner ing light/ right
15
LED-headlight
Fll Reversible driver's
side safe-
25
ty belt tensioners F37
Left corner
ing light/ left
15
L E D- headlight
Fl 2 M MI area 15/20

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No. Equipment Ampere
Door/front passenger's side
F39 doors (for examp le, power
30
windows)
F40 Sockets 20
F41 Reversible front
passenger's
25
side safety belt tensioners
F42 Central locking components,
40
windshield washer system
F43 Headlights, light ing 30
F44 all wheel drive
15
F49 Starte
r, clutch sensor, head-
5
light re lay coil
FS3 Rear window defogger 30
The power seats* are protected v ia
ci rc uit
b reaker s
that automatically sw itch on after a
few seconds after the overload has been re­
duced.
(D Tips
Note that the following table was accurate
at the time of print ing and is subject to
change.
Left engine compartment fuse
assignment
F ig. 193 Engine compartme nt: fuse assignment
No.
Fl
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
FlO
F ll
F12
Fl3
FlS
F l 6
F l 7
Fl8
F19
F20
F22
F23
F24
F3 1
F32
Fu se s and bulb s 2 71
Equipment Ampere
E5C contro l modu le 40
ESC contro l modu le 40
Engine control module (gas-
15/30
oli ne/d iesel)
Engine cooling, eng ine com-
ponents, auxiliary heater 5/10
coi l relay (1+2), secondary
air injection pump relay
Engine components, tank 7.5/10/
system 15
Brake light sensor 5
Engine components, wa ter 7.5/10/
pumps 15
Oxygen sensor
10/15
Engine compone nts, ex-
haust door, glow time con- 5/10/20
tro l module, SU LEV valve
Fuel injectors, fuel control
15/20
module
Auxiliary heater heating ele- 40
ment 2
Auxilia ry heater heat ing ele-
40
ment 3
Automat ic transmiss ion con-
15/30
t ro l module
Horn 15
Ignit ion coil 5/20
ESC contro l module, engine
7.5
control module
T ermina l 30 (reference volt-
5
age)
Windsh ie ld wipers
30
Horn 10
Termina l 50 diagnosis
5
Starter 30
Auxilia ry heater heat ing ele-
40
ment 1
Vacuum pump 15
L E D head lights 5

28 4 Con sum er Inf ormation
in P (Park position) and the park brake is
applied.
@) For the sake of the environment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll ad ­
versely affect emission levels . This is det­
rimental to the environment and increas­
es fue l consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when disposing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batteries or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
sioners might be classif ied as Perchlo­
rate Material -spec ial handling may ap­
ply, see www .dtsc .ca .gov/hazardous ­
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle o r
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts wit h preten­
s ioners are scrapped, all appl icable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
a utho rized Audi dea ler is familiar with
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories .
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety de ­
sig n features ensuring a high standard of ac­
tive and passive safety .
This safety could be compromised by non-ap­ proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason ,
if parts have to be replaced, p lease observe
the following points when installing addition­
a l accessories:
Approved Audi accessor ies and genuine Audi
parts a re ava ilable from authorized Aud i deal­
e rs. These dea
lers a lso have the necessary facili­
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
=
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-
approved accessories can cause damage to
the veh icle and ser ious perso na l injury .
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specia lly designed to be used on your ve­
h icle.
- Never install accessor ies such as tele­
phone crad les or beverage ho lders on a ir­
bag covers or within the airbag deploy ­
ment zones . Do ing so wi ll increase the
ris k of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
c:::> page 214 .
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used o r if repair wo rk is not
performed ac cord ing to spe cified meth­
ods, this c an resu lt in seve re damage to
yo ur vehicle's eng ine and body (such as
co rrosion) and adversely affect yo ur vehi­
cle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performe d
elsewhere , have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occ urs due to failure
to comply with these stipu lations.
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when
t echnical modifica tions are made.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be-
fore start ing work on any modifications. ll>-

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Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera ­
ture
AUTO 282
Automatic cl imate control system . .. .. 72
Automatic headlights ............... 49
Auto Lock (central locking system) ...... 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Automatic climate control sys tem
refer to C limate cont rol system (au to-
mat ic) ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 72
Automatic headlights ......... .. .. .. .. 49
Automatic post-collision braking system 189
Automatic power top ................. 41
Automatic transmission ............. .
D.. .
nvmg tips ..................... . .
E me rgency mode ................ . . 110
112
116
H ill desce nt co ntrol ................ 114
I gnition key safety in ter lo ck . . . . . . . . . . 76
Kick-dow n .. ................. .. ... 115
L aunch Contro l-Program ... .. .. .. .. . 11 6
malfunction . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 111
Selecto r lever emergency release . . . . . 1 17
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Selector lever po sit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 O
Shifting manua lly ... ..... .... ... .. . 115
Steer ing whee l w ith shift paddles ..... 115
Stro nic .. ...................... .. 110
tiptronic . .. .... ............. .. .. . 115
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 134
Average consumption ......... .. .. .. .. 27
Average speed ............. .. .. .. .. .. 27
B
Battery ..... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. ... 223
Charge level . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 193
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 225
Energy management ............... 193
Important warnings ............... 224
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
J ump starti ng .. ........... ...... .. 273
L ocat ion . .. .... .......... ..... ... 224
Replacing the ba tte ry .............. 226
W inte r op era tion .................. 223
Wo rking on the battery . ... .. .. .. .. . 224
B efore dr iving .................... .. 126
Blended gasoline .......... .... .. .. . 210 B
lower
automatic Climate contro l system . . . . . 73
Manua l cl imate control system ... .. .. . 71
Boos ter seats . .. .. .... ........... .. 178
Brake fluid Changi ng the brake fluid ............ 222
Checking the brake fluid level ........ 222
What is the correct bra ke fluid level? .. 2 22
What shou ld I do if t he b rake fluid wa rn-
ing ligh t comes on? . ........... .... 2 22
B rakes ............................ 190
B rake assist system ................ 188
B ra ke booste r .. .. .... ........... .. 190
Ind icator light . .. .. .. ........... .. . 24
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 0
Brake system Brake fluid 222
Br ake fluid specifications fo r refill and re-
pla cement .. .. .. ................. 222
Br ake pads .. .. .. .... ........... .. 196
Fl uid reservo ir ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 2 22
Worn b rake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B rak ing
E mergen cy b ra ki ng f unct io n ........ .. 84
Ind icator lig ht . .. .... ........... .. . 18
Pa rking brake ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 82
Starting on inclines .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 84
B reak-in per iod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Br ake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
T ires ..... .. .. .. ................. 196
Bu lbs ..... .... .... ................ 272
C
California Proposition 65 Warn ing . .. .. 215
Battery specific .. ................. 225
Capacities Fuel tank
.. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 280
Washer fl uid reservo ir .............. 280
Care .............................. 20 4
also refer to Cleaning
Cargo area ........ .. .............. .
Cargo bag . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 204
132
68
Cargo ne t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Catalytic converter ... ............... 197
CD -RO M player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CD changer ... .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 65
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288 Index
Centra l indicator light .... .. .. .. .... . . 1 3
Central locking ............. ... .. .... 3 1
Ce ntr al loc king switch ..... .. .. .... .. 35
Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 37
Folding the exterior mirrors .. .... .. .. 36
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .... . . 38
p . d ower win ows ........... ... .... . . 39
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Setting .. ................. ...... ..
36
Certification ............. ... .. .... . 285
Changing a wheel ................... 263
Changing engine oil ........ .. .. .. .. . 219
Checking
Tire pressure ..... ......... ... .... .
240
Child restra ints
Danger of us ing c hild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restraints and their use? ..
187
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... .. ... 183
Child safety .... ............. .. .... . 169
Convertible lo cking retractor .. .. .. ... 180
Important safety instructions for using
ch ild safety seats .............. ....
173
Important things to know when driving
with ch ildren .....................
169
Tether anchors .................... 185
Tether straps . ........... .... .... . 185
Child safety lock
Power wi ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Ch ild safety seats ............ .. .. .. . 175
Booster seats ............ .. .. .... . 178
Convertible child seats .......... .. . 176
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 180
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .. .. .
173
Infant seats ...................... 175
Install ing .. .. ... ..... ..... .. .. .. . 180
Installing a child restraint using the
L ATCH system .... ..... ... .. .. .... .
185
LATCH system .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 185
Lower anchorages ............ .... . 184
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. ... ................... ... .
185
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat .. 17 5 Cleaning
Cleaning/removing ice from windows
.. .
Cleaning Alcantara . ... .......... .. . .
204
206
207
Cleaning artificial leather ......... .... 20 7
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Cleaning contro ls .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 207
Cleaning decorative parts/trim ........ 206
Cleaning displays .. ............. .... 207
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes .... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning plastic pa rts ............... . 206
Cleaning rims ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning seat covers ............. .. .. 20 7
Cleaning textiles . .. .......... ....... 207
Cleaning the tail lights . .. ..... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning th e wind deflector ........... 206
Climate control system
Key recogni tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Climate control system (automatic)
Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73 , 74
Air distrib ution, air vents ..... ... .. .. . 73
Audi drive select .. ... ...... .... .. .. 107
AUTO (climate control system) ....... . 72
B lower ....... .................... 73
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Defrost ing the windsh ie ld .......... .. 73
Rea r window defogger .......... .... . 74
Recirc ulat ion mode ............ .... . 73
Setting the temperatu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
synchronizing .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 73
Climate control system (manual)
Adjusting air vents ... .......... .
71, 7 4
Adjus ting the temperature ........... 71
Air distrib ution, air vents ...... .... .. . 71
B lowe r ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 71
Defrosting windows ..... .... ... .. .. . 71
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger .......... .. .. . 74
Recirculation mode ............ .... . 72
Clock . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 10
Clos ing
Hood . .... .... .. ............. ....
216
Windows . .. .. .. .... ......... .... . 38
Closing/opening
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch ..... .. .
35
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the door lock ........... .... .. . 35