2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET hood release

18 Instruments and indicator lamps
Active lane assist*
¢ page 100
Audi side assist*
¢page 105
Transmission
¢ page 116
USA model s:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 19
Canada model s:
Electromechanical parking bra ke
¢page 19
BRAKE/((i)) Brake system
If this indicator light tu rns on, there is a mal­
function in the brake system.
• (USA models) , • (Canada models)
Please stop vehicle and check brake fluid lev­
el!
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fluid lev­
e l. See an a uthorized Audi dea le r or author ­
ized Audi Service Facility for assistance if nec­
essary.
• (USA models) , • (Canada models)
Warning! Brake servo inoperative!
If the b rake assist (bra ke booste r) is not wo rk­
in g, you must use press the brake pedal hard­
e r to brake. See an authorized Aud i dealer or
authorized Audi Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance.
• (USA models) , • (Canada models )
Warning! Fault in brake sy stem . Please con­
tact Service
If the ABS indicator light (;I (USA models) /
KO) (Canada models), the ESC ind icator
light
Jil and the brake system indicator
light . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
turn on and this message appears, the ABS,
ESC and braking distrib ution are ma lf u nction­
ing ¢.&. .
Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer o r au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the ma lfunction corrected ¢.&. .
• (USA models) , • (Canada models)
Parking brake system fault! See owner's
manual
- If the ind icator light and the message ap­
pear
when the vehicle is stationary or after
switching the ignition on ,
check if you can
re lease the parking brake. If you cannot re­
lease the parking brake, see your authorized
Aud i dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty . If you can release the parking brake and
the message still appears, see an author ized
Aud i dea ler or a uthorized Audi Service Facili­
ty immediately to have the ma lfunction cor­
rected.
- If the ind icator lig ht and message appear
while driving , the hill start assist or emer­
gency braking function may be malf uncti on­
ing . It may not be possib le to set the park­
ing brake or release it once it has been set.
Do not park your vehicle on hills and see an
author ized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Service Facility for assistance.
(USA mode ls) : I f the . and
liJ indicator
lights turn on together, take your vehicle to an
authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized Audi
Serv ice Facility immed iately to have the brake
pads inspected ¢
page 22.
There is also a warning tone when the lights
turn on.
A WARNING
-- Follow the warn ings on¢ page 214,
Working in the engine compartment
be­
fore opening the hood and check ing the
brake fluid level.
- If the brake system indicator light does
not turn off or it turns on while dr iving,
the brake fluid leve l in the reservo ir is
too low, and this increases the risk of an
accident. Stop the vehicle and do not
continue driving. See an authorized Aud i
dealer or authorized Aud i Service Facility
for assistance. ..,.

30 Driver in formation sy ste m
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 15 Lo cat ion of D ata Link Connec tor (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo­
nents of your emission con trol system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code . In case of a mal­
function, the component will be ident ified
and the fau lt stored as a code in the control
module memory .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fue l vapor recovery sys­
tem.
If the lig ht illuminates after a refuelling ,
stop the veh icle and ma ke sure the fuel filler
cap is proper ly closed
<> page 212.
I n o rder to make an accurate d iagnosis, the
stored data can only be displayed using spe­
cia l diagnostic eq uipment (gener ic s can tool
for OBD).
I n o rder to connect the special diagnostic
equipment, push the p lug i nto the Data Link
Connector (DLC). The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release¢
fig. 15 .
Your author ized A udi dealer or a qualified
service station can interp ret the code and pe r­
form the necessary repa ir .
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic con nector for
personal use. Incorrect usage can ca use
ma lf u nctions, which can increase the risk
of a coll ision!
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Electronic speed limiter*
Applies to vehicles: with electronic speed limiter
Your vehicle may be factory eq uipped w ith
t ir es that are rated fo r a max imum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h) . This is less than the
maximum speed of your vehicle. To reduce the
risk of sudden tire fa ilure and loss of contro l if
the vehicle is operated at excessive speeds,
your vehicle a lso has an electronic speed limit­
er . The elec tronic speed limi ter prevents your
vehicle from going faster than the tire speed rating . For more information ¢
page 248.
If the engine control unit receives faulty veh i­
cle road speed signa ls, the Malfunction Ind i­
cator Lamp (M IL)
¢..fi will illuminate . If this
occurs, contact the nea rest authorized A udi
dealer for assistance .
A WARNING
Always observe the posted speed lim its
a nd adjust your speed to suit prevai ling
road, traffic and weather cond itions. Never
d rive your vehicle faster than the maxi­
mum speed rating of the tires installed. -

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
c::;, &. .
& 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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290 Index
E
ECO mode (automatic climate control sys -
tem) . ..... .. ................ ..... ..
72
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Description .............. .... .. .. .. 28
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electrical accessor ies
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake ......... .... .. 82
Electromechanical steering ....... ... . 192
Indicator lights ................... 192
Electronic diffe rent ial loc k ... .. .. .. .. . 188
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Electronic immobilizer ...... .... .... .. 36
also refer to Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electronic stabilization control (ESC)
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Sport mode ................ ..... . 189
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . 188
Emergency assistance ....... ... .... . 261
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency flashers
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Emergency operation
Emergency braking function .... .... ..
84
Front passenger's door ...... .. .. .. . . 37
Luggage compartment lid .. .... .... . 261
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
·th ' k
w1 convenience ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Emergency release
Fuel filler door ........... .........
213
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Emergency starting ......... ... .... . 273
Emergency towing ... .. .... .. .. .. .. . 275
Energy management ....... .. .. .. .. . 193
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine
Coolant
.. .. ................ ..... . 220
Starting with jumper cables . ..... .. . 273
starting (button) ............. .... .. 78
Starting (driver messages with conven-
ience key) .. ........ ..... .. ........
81
start ing (key) . .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 76
stopping (button) ............. ..... 79
stopping (key) ... ................ .. 78
Engine compartment
Closing the hood .............. .. ..
216
Open ing the hood ................. 215
Overview . ..... .. ................ . 216
Safety precautions ............. .... 214
Engine control (indicator light) ...... .. . 22
Engine coolant .. .. ............. .... 220
Radiator fan ... .. ... .......... .... 221
Engine oil . ..... .. ................ . 217
adding ....... .. ................ . 218
Changing ........................ 219
Checking the oil level ............... 218
Dipstick. .. .. .. .. ............ 216, 218
Indicator light . .. ... ......... ... .. . 20
Oil consumption .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 217
Specification and viscosity ... .. .. .. .. 217
Use ...... .... ................... 218
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . 23
Environment
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
196
Catalytic converter ............. .. .. 197
Disposing of your vehicle battery . .. .. 226
Driving at high speeds ............ .. 198
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 198
Fuel economy . ... ....... ...... .. .. 198
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 199
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 222
Proper disposal of drained eng ine oil .. 219
Unleaded fuel .... ................ . 210
What should I do with an o ld battery? . 226
EPC (engine contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking sys-
tem .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... ..
189
Electronic stabilizat ion control . .. .. .. 188
Sport mode . .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. 189
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Exterior lighting . .. ... .......... ..... 49
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
D. . 1mming .. .. ...... .. ... ... ... ..... 56
folding ... ................... ..... 55
Heating . .. ................... .... . 55

M N ,....
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Locking/unlock ing
by remote contro l
.............. .. .. 33
with the central locking switch .. .. .. .. 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
wi th the door lock ........ .... .. .. .. 35
L ong -term memory .............. .. .. 27
L ow beam
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Low beams .. .... ............. .. .. .. 49
L ower universal anchorages (Canada) . .. 183
L uggage compartment .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 65
Cargo net .................. .... ... 68
I ncreasing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L oading .. .. ................. .. .... 65
Reversible mat .............. ... .. .. 69
Socket ..... .. .............. ... .... 64
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stowing luggage ......... .. .. .. .. . 132
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
L uggage compartment lid
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release ................. 261
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61
M
Maintenance ............... ... ... .. 282
Maintenance intervals
with driver information system .. .. .. .. 13
Mirror Digital compass switching on and
off ... 57
dimming ... ................ ... .... 56
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mirror compass ............ .... .. .... 57
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. ... ... 55
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 158
Motor stopping (driver messages with mechani-
cal ignition key) .............. .... .. 81
Multifunction steering wheel ..... . ... .. 27
On-board computer ........... ... ... 27
N
Natural leather care/cleaning .. .. .. .. . 207
Navigation system
CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index 293
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 248
Contacting .. .. .. ................. 134
Number of seats . .. ................. 138
Number of vehicle keys ............... 31
0
Occupant protection .. .. ......... .. .. . 95
Occupant seating posi tions ....... .. .. 127
Octane rating ..... ................ . 210
Odometer ........ .. ................ 11
Oil Indicator light . .. ............. .... . 23
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . 217, 218
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . 13
On-Boa rd-D iagnost ic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) ..... .. .. . 29
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operation (multifunction steer ing
wheel) .. .. .. .. .... ... .. ..... ..... . 27
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ......... .. . 30
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
E lectronic speed limiter .............. 30
Open ing .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 31
Fuel filler door ... .. ........... .... 212
Hood ..... .. .. .. .... ............. 215
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windows ......................... 38
Open ing/closing
with the centra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 35
with the conven ience key ........ .. .. . 34
with the door lock ................ .. 35
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution ..... ......... .. .. 198
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 29
Outside temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overview (cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Paint damage
206
Paint No ..... ..... .. .............. . 279
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses .... .. 205
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