2015 AUDI A3 driver seat adjustment

140 Airbag sys tem
Airbag system
Important things to know
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job , occupants must al­
ways properly wear their safety belts and be
in a proper seating position.
F or your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, a lways:
• Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly ¢
page 122,
• Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
r=; page 53,
• Wear safety be lts properly ¢ page 134,
• Always properly use the proper child re-
straint to protect children¢
page 166.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the
blink of an eye and with considerable force .
The supplemental airbags can cause injuries if
the dr iver or the front seat passenger is not
seated properly . Therefore in order to he lp the
a irbag to do its job, it is important, both as a
d river and as a passenger to sit prope rly at all
times.
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
comp letely and provide supp lemental protec­
tion in ce rtain frontal collisions
¢ page 122,
Proper occupant seating positions.
F or detai ls
on the operation of the seat adjustment con­
t rols ¢
page 53.
It's especially important that children are
properly restrained ¢
page 166.
There is a lot that the driver and the passen­
gers can and must do to help the individua l
safety features installed in your A udi work to­
gether as a system.
Proper seat ing pos ition is important so that
the front airbag on the drive r side can do its
job. If yo u have a physical impa irment or con- dition that prevents yo
u from sitting properly
on the driver seat with the safety belt properly
fastened and reaching the pedals , or if you
have concerns with regard to the function or
operation of the Advanced Airbag System ,
please contact your author ized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop, or call Audi Customer Re­
lations at 1-800-822-2834 fo r poss ible modi­
ficat ions to your veh icle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas gener ­
ator will f ill the a irbags, break open t he pad­
ded cove rs, and inflate between the steering
whee l and the dr iver and between the instru­
ment pane l and the fron t passenger. The a ir­
bags will deflate immediately after dep loy­
ment so that the front occupants can see
t hr ough the windshie ld again witho ut inter­
ruption .
All of th is takes p lace in the b link o f an eye, so
fast that many peop le don't even realize tha t
the airbags have deployed. The airbags a lso
inflate with a great dea l of force and nothing
shou ld be in their w ay when they deploy.
Front a irbags in combination with properly
wor n safety belts slow down and lim it the oc ­
cupant's forward movement . T ogether they
help to prevent the drive r and front seat pas­
senger from hitting pa rts of the inside of the
vehicle while reducing the forces acting on the
occupant dur ing the crash . In this way they
help to reduce the risk of injury to the head
and upper body in the crash. A irbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts of the
body.
Both front airbags wi ll not inflate in all fronta l
collisions . The triggering of the airbag system
depends on the vehicle dece lerat ion rate
caused by the co llision and registered by the
electron ic control unit. If th is rate is below
the reference value programmed into the con ­
t rol unit , the airbags will not be trigge red,
even though the car may be badly damaged as
a res ult of the co llision . Ve hicl e damage, re­
pair costs or even the lack of ve hicle damage
is not necessari ly an indication of whether an
airbag shou ld inflate or not .
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256 Fuses and bulbs
Interior fuse assignment
No. Equipment Ampere
F14
Climate control system
30 blower
F15
Electronic steering column
10 lock
F16 MMI area 7.5
F17
Instrument cluster 5
F18
Rearv iew camera 7 .5
F19
Convince key system control
7.5 module, tank system
F23 Right exter ior lights 40
F24
Panorama sunroof 20/30
F25
Door/driver's side doors (for
30 example power windows)
F26 Seat heating 30
F27
Sound-amp lifier 30
F29
Interior lights 7.5
Fig. 176 Vehicle inte ri or : fuse assignment F31 Left exter ior lights 40
No . Equipment Ampere F32 Driver assista nce systems 7.5
F2
Seat adjustment 10 F33 Airbag 5
F4
MM controls, MMI compo-
7.5 nents
F5 Gateway 5
Button lighting, coils for
socket relays, interior sound,
F34 back-up light switch, tern-7.5
perature sensor, o il level
F6 Ant i-theft alarm system 5 sensor
Climate/heating control, se-
Diagnosis, headlight range
le ctor lever (automatic
F7 transmission), parking heat -10 F35
control system, air quality
10 sensor,
automat ic dimming
er, rear window heater relay
rearview mirror
coil
Diagnosis, electrical parking
F36
Right cornering light/ right
15 LED-headlight
F8
brake switch, light switch,
10 rain/light sensor, interior
lighting
F9
Steering column switch
1 module
F37
Left corner ing light/ left
15 LED-headlight
Door/front passenger's side
F39 doors (for example, power 30
windows)
Fl0 D isp lay 5
F40 Sockets 20
Fll
Reversible driver's safety
25 belt tensioners F41 Reversible front passenger 's
25 side safety belt tensioners
Fl2 MMI area 15/20
F42 Central locking buttons 40
Fl3
Adaptive dampers control
20 module
F43 Windsh ield washer system 30
F44
all wheel drive 15
F45
Power driver's side seat 15

28 0 Index
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Parking aid
Cleaning s ensors/camera lenses ... .. . 202
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
E mergency braking function .. .. .. .... 78
I ndicator light ........... .. .. .... .. 19
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 77
Power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Releasing and setting ..... .. .. .. .. . . 76
Starting from a s top ...... .. .. .. .. .. 77
also refer to Park ing brake ..... .. .. .. 76
Parking light .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 42
Park ing system
Adjusti ng the disp lay/wa rn ing tone .. . 120
C leaning the rearview came ra . .. .... . 117
M alfunct ion . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 120
Park ing system p lus .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 1 15
Periphe ra l disp lay ..... ... .. .. .... . 115
Rear parking system ...... .... .... . 115
Rearview camera ......... .. .. .. .. . 116
also refer to Park ing systems . . . 115, 116
Parking systems . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 114
Park ing (automatic transmission) . 107, 108
Parts rep lacement ......... .. .. .... . 270
Pass -t h ro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight . .. .. ... 153
Pedals . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 126
P eriphe ral disp lay .......... .. .. .... . 115
P hys ica l pr inciples of a frontal coll is io n . 132
P lastic parts cleaning .. ... .. .. .. .. ... 203
Polishing .. .. ................ ... .. . 203
Pollen filter
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
P oll utant fi lter .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 64
Post-co llision brake ass ist ... .. .. .. .. . 186
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
W indows ................. .. .... .. 38
P owe r windows .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 38
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunct ion . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Pr egnant women
Specia l cons iderations when weari ng a
safety be lt .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 136
Pre sense Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 9 2 Genera
l Info rmation . .. ..... .... . .. . 82
Settings . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 92
Pressure (tires) .. .. ............. .... 244
Proper occupant seating positions . .... 122
Proper safety belt posi tion ..... ... .. .. 135
Proper seating posit ion
Front passenger .. ..... ........... . 123
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 122
Re ar passenge rs .. ... .......... .. .. 1 24
Protecting .. ... ... .. .............. . 203
Protection mat
refer to Revers ible mat . ..... ... .. .. . 62
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 132
R
Radiator fan
Radio clock 218
refer to C
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/ light sensor
Headlights .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 42
Indicator light ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 25
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ..... . 46
Switching on and
off ........ ...... .. 46
Range (tank contents) ............. .. . 27
Re ar armrest .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 55
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid .. .. . 37
Rear light
Indicator light . .. ... .......... .. .. . 24
Rea rv iew camera
refer to Parking systems
115,116
Rea rv iew mi rror
refer to Mi rror . .. ............. .... . 49
Rearv iew mirror dimming ........ .... . 49
Rea r window de fogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirc ulat ion mode
automatic cont ro l system ....... .. .. . 67
ma nua l cl imate co ntrol system ... .. .. . 66
Reduc ing fuel consumption
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ref ueling ... .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 207
Fuel leve l ind icator ... .......... .. .. . 11

Index 281
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Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
L ED . .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. 3 1,33
Replacing the ba ttery ..... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Synchron izat ion ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 33
un locking/ locking ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Repa ir manua ls ............ .... .. .. . 268
Repairs Airbag system ........... .... .. .. . 156
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing Lig ht bulbs . ............. .. .. .. .. . 258
T ires and whee ls ......... .... .. .. . 23 7
Replacing w indshield wiper blades ...... 47
Report ing Safety Defects . ... .. .. .. .. . 129
Reset b utton (tr ip odomete r) . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resett ing trip odometer ..... .. .. .. .. .. 11
Re tract
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Retractor ...... .............. ... ... 134
Reverse (automat ic transmiss ion) . .. .. . 105
Revers ible ma t ............ .... .. .. .. 62
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
L oading .. ... ............. ... ... ... 60
Roof weight .... .. .... .... . .. .. .. .. 60
s
Sadd lebag ..... ................ .... . 62
Safe driving habits . ..... ... .. .. .. ... 121
Safety Airbag-System ........... .... .. ... 1 40
Belts . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 131
Safety belt position ............ ... .. 135
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. . ... . 137
S afety belts worn by p regnant women . 136
Safety belt pretens ioner ..... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Service and disposal ...... .. .. .. .. . 138
Safety belts . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 131,134
cleaning ... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 203
Danger to passengers who do not wea r a
safety belt . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 132
Fastening .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 134
H eight adjustme nt ........... .. .... 137
Imp roperly worn .......... ... ... .. 137
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 In
dicator lig ht ( rear) . .. ..... ... .. .. . 25
Not worn ... .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 132
Safety be lt pos ition .. .. ..... ... .. .. 135
Safety instr uctions ................. 134
Securing child safety seats ........ .. 177
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 136
Un fastening ...... ...... .......... 136
Wa rning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Wor n pro perly . .. .... ........... .. 133
Safety be lt warning light ............. 131
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Safety comp lia n ce sticke r ........ .. .. 265
Safety equ ipment ...... ............. 121
Safety featu res for occ upan t rest raint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Safety instr uctions
for s ide cu rtain airbags .. ...... .... . 164
fo r us ing child safety seats ......... . 170
for us ing safe ty belts .............. . 134
Moni to ring the Advanced Ai rbag Sys-
tem .... .... .. .... ... .......... .. 155
Scheduled maintena nce i nterval
with dr iver information system . . . . . . . . 13
Screwdr iver ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 247
Seat adjustment Drive r's sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
F ron t passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hea d restraints ..... .. .. ..... ... .. 125
Safety gu idelines ... . ... ...... ... .. . 52
Seat heating .. .. .. .... ............. . 68
Seating position Driver .. .. .. .. .... .. ........ ..... 122
Front passenger .. .. .. .. ...... ..... 123
How to ad just the front s eats ....... . 123
Incorre ct seat position .......... .. .. 1 2S
O ccu pan ts ... .. ...... ........... .. 1 22
Rear passengers . ... .. ... ..... ... .. 124
Seats adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Fold ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 61
Seats (number) .. ...... ............. 131
S ecurity sys tem (ind icator light) ... .. .. . 21
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