2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET fuel

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 127
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 131
Pedalarea .. .. .............. ... .. 131
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Active ro llover p rotection system 135
Safety belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 41
Safety bel t pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Airbag system ......... .. .. .. . .
Impor tant things to know . ... .. .. . .
Fr ont airbags .... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System .. .. ................. .. . .
Knee airbags .. ........... .. .. .. . .
Side airbags .. .. .. .... .... . .... . .
Ch ild Safety ............... .. . .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... .
Install ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. ... .
L A TC H L ower ancho rag es and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion 146
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169 169
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Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
I nforma tion abo ut data reco rded by
ve hicl e cont ro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Elect ron ic stabilization control (ESC) 188
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . 192
All whee l drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Not ice about data recorded by the
E vent Data R eco rder and ve hicle
con tro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
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Driving and the environment
196
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . 197
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Plac ing your vehicle out of service . . . 198
Operate your vehicle eco nomically and
min imize poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
D rivi ng with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
T ra ile r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . 204
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Genera l infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
C ar w ashes .. .. .. .. . ............ .
Cleaning and care information
Checking and Filling ......... .
Fuel tank . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Hood ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .
Engine oi l ... .. .. .... ........... .
Cooling system . .. .. ............. .
Brake fluid .. .. .. .... ........... .
Battery ......... .. ..... ........ .
Windsh ie ld washer container
Tires and wheels ............. .
Tires ... .. .. .. .... .. ........ ... . 2
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210
2 11
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223
22 7
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T ire pressure mo nitoring system 258
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 261
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
L uggage compartment lid emergency
r elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
E q uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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10 Instrum ents a nd indi cato r lamp s
Instruments and indicator lamps
Instruments
Instrument cluster overview
The instrumen t clus ter is the cen tral informa tion cen ter for the driver.
Fig . 3 In strument cl uster ove rv iew
(D Tachometer with ind icator lights
@ Eng ine coolant temperature
gauge .. ... .......... ... .. .
® Turn s ignal indi ca tor ligh ts
© D isplay
12
- Indicator light s or . . . . . . . . . . 13
- Driver information system . . . 26
- Date and time . .... .. ... .. .
- Mileage .. ... ..... .. ... .. .
- Serv ice interval disp lay .... .
® Speedometer with ind icator
lights
® Fuel level ................ . .
0 Disp lay for: Central indicator
l ight or system displays . .. .. .
@ Trip odome te r re se t bu tton 10.01
{D) Tips
The needles in the instrument cluster illu­
minate when the ignition is switched on.
The dials also illuminate when the light s
are switched on . The instrument illumina­
tion dims automatically as the amount of light outside decreases . This function re­
m inds the driver to turn the head lights on
at the app ropriate time.
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Setting the time/date
F ig. 4 Instrum en t cl ust er: tim e and date
T he date, t ime of day, time and date format
can be set in the MMI. Re fer to th e MMI own­
er's manual for instruct ions.
(D Tips
- When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver's door, the date and time are
disp layed for approximately 30 seconds.
- Yo u can also turn on the display with the
j o.o j button when the ignition is switch­
ed off ~
page 10, f ig. 3.

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Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachome­
ter indicates the maximum permiss ible en­
g ine speed for all gears once the engine has
been broken in and when it is warmed up to
operat ing temperature. You shou ld select the
"D/S" (Drive) selecto r lever pos ition or take
your foot off the accelerator peda l before
reaching th is area .
It is best to avoid high engine speeds, even
when dr iv ing in tiptron ic mode ~
page 115 .
(D Note
The tachometer needle
(D ¢ page 10,
fig. 3
shou ld only be in the red zone brief­
ly: otherwise, this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early helps you to save fuel and
reduce operating no ise.
Odometer
Fig. S In strument cl uster: odo meter an d reset butto n
The distance driven is shown in miles "mi" or
in kilometers "km" . The measurement units
(mi les "mi"
I kilometers "km") can be
changed in the MMI. For more info rmation,
refer to your M MI operating instructions.
Odometer /trip odom eter
@ -The odometer shows the total d ista nee
that the veh icle has been driven .
Instrument s an d indi cat or l amp s 11
@ -The trip odometer shows the distance
that the vehicle has been driven since the trip
odometer was last reset. It can be used to measure short distances. The last digit ind i­
cates 1/10 miles or 100 meter increments .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by pressing the
I o.o I button ¢ page 10, fig. 3.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunct io n in the ins trumen t
cl uster,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer
display. Have the malfunction corrected as
soon as possib le .
(D Tips
- Whe n you switch off the ignit ion or open
the driver's door, the odometer is dis­
played for approximately 30 seconds.
- Yo u can also turn on the display with the
j o.o j button when the ignition is switch­
ed off~
page 10, fig . 3.
Outside temperature display
The instrument cluster display shows the out­
s ide temperature. At temperatu res below
41 °F (+S °C), a snowf lake symbol appears in
front of the temperature display .
If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature d is­
played may be slightly higher than the actual
temperatu re outs ide due to the heat rad iating
from the engine.
,&. WARNING
N eve r assume that the roads a re free of ice
based on the outside temperature display.
Be awa re that there may be ice on roads
even when the outside temperature is
around 41 °F ( +S °C) and that ice can in­
crease the risk of accidents.
(D Tips
You can change t he measurement un its,
for example fo r temperature or speed, in
the MMI.

12 Instrum ent s and indicator lamp s
Fuel level
The display @
c;, page 10, fig. 3 only works
when the ignition is sw itched on . When the
d isplay has reached the reserve mark, the bot­
tom LED wi ll turn red and the
tD indicator
light turns on¢
page 23 . The bottom LED
blinks red when the fue l level is very low .
The on -board computer shows the range
based on the fuel leve l
c;, page 2 7, On-board
computer display.
F or the tank capac ity in yo ur vehicle , refer to
the Tec hnical Data ¢
page 280.
CJ) Note
Never d rive until the tank is completely
empty. The irregular supp ly of fuel that re­
sults from that can cause the engine to
misfire. Uncombusted f uel will then enter
the exha ust system. This can cause over­
heating and damage to the catalytic con­
verter .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature ind icator @
c::> page 10, fig . 3 only works when the ignition
is switched on . T o prevent engine damage, ob­
serve the fo llow ing notes about the tempe ra­
ture ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge
turn on, the engine has not reached operat ing
temperature yet . Avoid high engine speeds,
fu ll acce le rat ing and heavy engine loads.
Norm al range
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature once the LEDs up to the center of the
gauge turn on under normal driving condi­
tions. The L EDs higher up may turn on if the
engine is under heavy load or the o uts ide tem­
perat ure is h igh. This is not a cause for con­
cern as long as the. indicator light in the
display does not t urn on. Hot range
If the L
EDs in the upper area of the d isp lay
and the. indicator light in the instrumen t
cluster disp lay t urn on, the coo lant tempe ra­
ture is too high
c::> poge 19.
A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in
c;, page 214 before opening the hood
and checking the engine coolant level.
- Never open the eng ine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coo lant
dripping from the engine compartment .
You could burn yourself. Let the engi ne
coo l off first until you can no longe r see
or hea r steam or coolant escaping.
([) Note
- Add itiona l headlights and other compo ­
ne nts in front of the a ir intake impairs
the cooling eff ect of the coolant. This in­
creases the risk of the engine over heat ­
ing dur ing high outs ide temper atures
and heavy eng ine load .
- The front spoiler also he lps to distr ibute
cooling air correct ly wh ile driving.
If the
spoiler is damaged, the coo ling effect
wi ll be impai red and the risk of the en­
gine overheating will increase. See an au­
thorized Audi dealer o r authorized Aud i
Service Facility for ass istance.

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~- Steering lock
• Do not drive vehicle : ste ering defective
There is a malfunct io n in the electron ic steer­
in g lock . You canno t turn the ign ition on .
Do
not tow your vehicle beca use it ca nnot be
steered. See an authorized Aud i dea ler or a u­
thor ized Audi Se rv ice Facility for assistance .
Ill Steering lock: system fault! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunct ion in the electron ic s teer ­
ing lock .
Dr ive to an a uth o rize d Aud i de aler or auth or­
iz ed A udi Service Faci lity immed iate ly to h ave
the ma lf u nction co rrec ted.
~ WARNING
Do not tow your ve hicle when t he re is a
ma lf u nction in t he e lectronic steering lock
- this increases t he risk of an acc ident.
-.e Engine start system
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• Engine start system malfunction. Please
contact Service
Do not switch the ignit io n off because you
may not be able t o switch it on aga in.
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r o r a uth or ­
ized A udi Service Facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected.
l3 Engine start system malfunction . Please
contact Service
Th ere is a malfunct io n in th e engi ne s tart ing
s y st em.
- Vehicles with an ignition <=>
page 77, Auto­
matic start malfunction
- Vehicles with a conve nience key
¢ pag e 79, Automatic start malfunction
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or a uth or ­
i zed A udi Service Facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction corrected .
Instruments and indicator lamps 21
~ Engine
• Engine stopped: brake servo and power
steering not pos sible
T he re is a malfunction in the eng in e or i n the
fuel sup ply sys tem .
More force is needed to steer and brake t he
moving veh icle when the eng ine is stopped . If
t h e ve hicle is rolli ng, try to stop i t caref ully on
the side of the ro ad away fro m moving t raffi c.
S ee a n author ized Audi dealer or au thor ized
A udi Serv ice F acili ty for a ssistance .
A WARNING
If th e engine stops w hile driving, you will
need to use mo re fo rce to brake the vehi ­
cle. T his increases the r isk of an accident .
There w ill still be power steer ing i f th e ig­
n it ion is switched on while t he ve hicle is
rolling and there is sufficie nt battery
cha rge . Ot herwise, you must use greater
fo rce when steer ing.
r;,/ fr, Electronic stabilization control
(ESC) and(@)) anti-lock braking system
(ABS)
If the DJ ind icator light blinks while driving,
the ESP or ASR (anti-slip regulation) is active ly
regulating.
If the
DJ ind icator light tu rns on, the system
has switc hed the ESC off . In t his case, yo u can
switch the ign ition off and then on to switch
the ESC on aga in. The ind icator lig ht tu rns off
whe n the system is fu nctioni ng fu lly.
Stabilization control (ESC): sport . Warning!
Restricted stability
If the B ind icator light tu rns on, ES C sport
mode was switched on using the
I" OF F! bu t­
ton <=>
page 189. You can t urn the ESC on
again by press the
I ~ O FF ! button again.
Stabilization control (ESC): off . Warning!
Restricted stability
If t he II in dica tor light tu rn s on, the ESC was
rest ricted or swi tc h ed o ff usin g th e
i .i, OFF I but to n <=> page 189. T he message ESC .,..
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-Vehicles with a conven ience key
¢ page 79, Automatic start malfunction.
a System indicator light (MIL)
The system indicator light (MIL) is part of the
On Board Diagnostic system (OBD II). The
¢4 symbol turns on when the ign it ion is
switched on and turns off aga in once th e en­
g ine is started an d running at a st eady idle
speed. This ind icates that the M IL is funct ion­
ing cor rectly .
The indicator light turns on if there is a mal ­
function in the engine electronics . See an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Se rv­
ice Facility to have the malfunction co rrected.
The system indicator light (MIL) may turn on
if the fuel fille r cap is not closed correctly
¢ page 212.
For addit ional i nformation, refer to
¢ page 29.
!?) Engine speed limitation
Appl ies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
(Ill Max. engine spee d: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically lim ited to
the speed disp layed in the driver information
system. This protects the engine from over­ heat ing.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once
the eng ine is no longer in the cr it ica l tempera ­
ture range and you have released the accelera­
tor peda l.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by an eng ine control malfunction, the~ indi­
cator light also turns on. Make s ure the en­
g ine speed does not go above the speed dis­
p layed, for examp le when downsh ifting. Drive
to an author ized Audi dealer or author ized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
'l'.::r., Engine oil level (min.)
II Check oil level
In strum ent s an d indicator lamp s 23
You may cont inue driving for the time be ing.
Check the oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 217.
-If the eng ine o il level is too low, add eng ine
oil ¢page218 .
-If the eng ine o il level is correc t and the indi­
cato r light still turns on, drive at low engine
speed to the nearest authorized Audi dealer
or qualified repair facility.
~"" Engine oil sensor
• Oil le vel sensor: system fault!
The sensor to check the engine oi l level has
failed. Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
authorized Aud i Service Fac ility immediately
to have the malfunction corrected.
(D Note
Refe r to the description in the Owner's
M anual
¢ page 218 and ¢page 218,
Adding engine oil
Elil Tank system
liD Please refuel
If the indicator light turns fi rst turns on and
th is message appears, the tank conta ins the
follow ing amount of fue l:
- Front whee l drive: approximate ly 1. 8 ga l­
lons (7 liters)
-All wheel drive: approximately 2 .2 gallons
(8 . 5 liters)
liD Plea se refuel immediately
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fue l tank is a lmost empty . Refuel
t h e ve hicl e immed iate ly.
liD Fuel tank malfunction! Please contact
Service
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunct ion in the
ta nk system .
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24 Instruments and indicator lamps
Drive to an authorized Audi dea le r o r author ­
ized Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have
the malfunction corrected.
@ For the sake of the environment
Fuel should never enter the sewer system
or come into contact with the ground.
@ Tips
More info rmation on refueling is available
on page
i:!>poge 211.
~ Washer fluid level
1- ) Please add washer fluid
Fill the washer fluid with the ign ition switched
off ¢
page 22 7.
6 Windshield wipers
m Windshield wiper: system fault!
There is a malfunct ion with the w indshield
wipers.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lf uncti on corrected .
~ Defective light bulb warning
Applies to vehicles: with driver informatio n system
If the J:i indicator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of
the bulb .
Replace the bulb immed iately.
Vehicle lights: system fault!
There is a malfunction in the headlights or
light switch . Drive to an authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility immedi ­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
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- Light bulbs are under pressure and can
exp lode when bulbs are replaced -risk of
injury. -
With gas-discharge lamps* (xenon head­
lights), the high-voltage component
must be handled appropriately. Other­
wise, there is a risk of fatal injury .
i,ID Dynamic headlight range control
system
Applies to vehicles: with Xenon lights
II Headlight range control system: system
fault!
There is a malfunction in the dynamic head­
li ght range control system, which may cause
glare for other drivers.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
go Audi adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive light
&fl Audi adaptive light: system fault!
There is a malfunction in the adapt ive lights .
The headlights still function .
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
@:> Light/rain sensor
Applies to vehicles : with light/rain sensor
El Automatic hea dlights: system fault!
t!I Automatic wipers: system fault!
The light/rain sensor is not working.
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO. You
can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
ing the light switch. You can still contro l all
wiper funct ions that are independent of the
rain sensor .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .

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On-board computer display
The on-boa rd comp uter display monitors the
d iffe rent memory levels:
- Sho rt-term memory (on-board computer
1)
- Long-term memory (on-board computer 2)
-Eff iciency p rogram
The fo llowing information can be displayed in
on-boa rd compute r
1 and 2 one after the oth­
er.
- Date
- Estimated range based on current fuel leve l
- T rave l time
- Average consumption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
On-board computer D (short -te rm
mem ory )
The sho rt-term memory co llects d riving infor­
mation from the time the ignition is switched
on until it is switched off . If you continue driv ­
ing
w ith in two hours after switc hing the igni­
tion off, the new values a re included when cal­
culating the cu rrent trip information .
If stop­
ped for more the two hours, the short term
memory is automatically erased once you be ­
g in d riving.
On-board computer fJ (long-term
memory )
Unlike the short-term memory , the long -term
memory is not erased automa tica lly. You can
selec t the time pe riod for evaluat ing t rip in ­
formation yo urself.
Efficiency program ii
The eff ic iency program can help you to use
l ess fuel ¢
page 28.
(D Tips
-The on-board computer is controlled by
the left but ton fields on the multifunc­
tion steering wheel.
- For information on using the other but­
ton fields, such as the aud io, telephone*
Dr iver in formation system 2 7
and navigation* f unct ions, see the M MI
owner's manual.
Operation
Applies to veh icles: w ith driver information system
T he dr iver information system is controlled
with the multifunction steering wheel.
F ig . 1 0 Mu lt ifun ction s tee rin g w heel : d river i nforma ­
t ion s ystem c ontro ls
F ig . 1 1 Driv e r in forma tion syst em: calling up the vehi­
cle funct io ns me nu
In add ition to information about the on-board
computer (on -board computer 1, 2 and the ef­
ficiency program), informa tion about othe r
systems can also be show n in the display .
You can identify which level (on-board com­
puter 1, 2 or the efficiency program) is shown
i n the d isp lay based on the sma ll
0, fJ or th e
no zzle
ii .
The tab@¢ page 26 , fig. 9 is displayed once
you press the b utton
(D ¢ fig. 10 on the mul ­
tif unctio n steer ing wheel.
Operating
.. Switch the ignit ion on. The last select func­
tion is disp layed.
.,. To switch between the tabs, press the rocker
button @to the left or right¢
fig. 10. IJJJ,