2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET battery location

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~ Press the brake pedal¢ A in Starting the
engine with the
S TAR T ENGINE STOP but­
ton on page 79.
~ Press the l ~ s =T ~A~R=T~E~N-G~I~N~E~s=T~O~P~I button .
~ Hold the maste r key as shown in the illustra­
t ion in the location indicated
y>l) ¢ fig . 81 .
The eng ine will start .
~ If the engine does not automatically start,
press the
I STAR T E NGINE STOP! button
again.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or author­
i zed Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected .
(D Tips
You can disp lay the message that appears
during an eme rgency by p ressing the
!S TART EN GINE STOPI* button.
Driver messages
Turn off ig nition befor e leaving car . Batter y
is disc har ging
This message appears and a warn ing tone
sounds if yo u ope n the dr ive r's door when the
i gnit ion is switched on. Sw itch the ignition off
so that the batte ry wi ll not discharge.
Pr ess ing start/stop button again will sw it ch
off engin e!
This message appears when you press the
I STAR T ENGIN E STOP !* button while dr iv ing
¢ page 80, Emergency off function.
E ngine start s ystem malfunction. Please
contact Service
The engine automatic start system has a mal ­
function. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
author iz ed Audi Serv ice Facility immediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected . To start
t he eng ine, press and hold the
I STAR T ENGIN E STOP ! button .
DJ Key not recognized . See owne r's manual
This message appea rs i f the re is no conven­
ience key inside the vehicle or if the system
does not recognize the key. The convenience key may not be recognized, for examp le, if it is
Dri vin g 81
cove red by an object that disrupts the s ignal
(such as a briefcase), or if the key battery is
weak. E lectronic devices such as ce ll phones
can a lso interfere with the signa l.
T o still be ab le to start or stop the engine, re ­
fer to "Correcting a malfunction"¢
page 80.
Ill Key not in vehi cle?
The Ill in dicator light turns on and th is mes­
sage appears if the co nvenience key was re­
moved from the vehicle when the engi ne was
run ning . If the convenience key is no longer in
the ve hicl e, you cannot switch the igni tion on
o r start the engine once yo u stop it . You also
cannot lock the vehicle from the outside .
Press brake pedal
Th is message appears if you do not p ress the
brake pedal when sta rting the eng ine .
Please eng age N or P
This message appears when starting or stop­
ping the engine if the se lector l ever is not in
the N or P position. The engine will not start/
stop.
Shift to P , othe rwi se vehicle can roll away.
Door s do not lock if le ver is not in P
T h is mess age appears for safety reasons
along wi th a warn ing tone.
It appea rs if the
selector lever for the automatic transm ission
is not in the P pos it ion when switching the ig­
nition off with the
I S TAR T ENGINE STOP !*
button. Shift the se lec tor lever to the P posi­
tion . Otherw ise, the vehicle could roll . You al­
so cannot lock the vehicle us ing the loc king
senso r o n the door hand le or using the con­
venience key.
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292 Index
How often should I check my tire pres -
sures? . ..... ... ............. ..... .
241
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 144
Hydroplaning ................. .... . 248
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
switching on and off (with button) ..... 78
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ignition lock mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts ....... .. . 144
Indicator lights ...................... 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . .. ............. .. .. .. ...
186
Instrument cluster ......... .... .... .. 10
Instruments .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 10
Adjusting the lighting ......... .. .... 53
Interior lighting .............. ..... .. 52
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 53
]
Jump-starting
Jump start cables 273
274
K
Key
..... .... ................ ..... .. 31
Checking the number ....... ... .... .. 31
Driver messages (mechanical ignition
key) . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... ..
81
Driver messages (with convenience key) . 81
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. .. 33
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . .
33, 34, 35
Key recognition
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down Automatic transmission ... .. .. .....
115
Knee airbags .... .. ............. .... 163
Description . ..... ................ . 163
How they work ... ................ . 164
Important safety instructions ........ 165
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist ........... . 99
LATCH ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..
183
Description .. .. .. .. .............. . 184
Installing a child restraint ........ ... 185
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .... .. .. ........... ....
185
Launch Control-Program (automatic t rans-
m1ss1on) ....... .. .. .............. .
116
Leather care/cleaning ............... . 207
Leaving home .................... .. .
51
LED headlights
All-weather lights ................ .. 49
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Lifting jack . .... ............... .... 266
Lifting vehicle . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 277
Light adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Adjusting automatic headlights ...... .
51
Coming/Leaving home .......... .... . 51
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) .... ...... . 49
Headl ight flasher .... .......... .. .. .
51
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51
Highway light .... ................ .. SO
Low beams . ..... ................ .. 49
Parking light .................... .. . 49
Switching daytime running lights on and
off . .. ... ... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .
52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Light/rain sensor
Headlights .... .. ................. . 49
Indicator light ... ............. .....
24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ..... . 53
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Lights
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Headlight range control system ... ... . 49
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52