2015 AUDI A3 lights

28 Driver information system
• To access additional in formation be low or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @dow n or
up .
• To confirm a se lection, press the thumb­
whee l@ .
• To select a fu nction programmed to a steer ­
i ng w heel button, p ress the bu tto n@ . Fo r
additional information, see
9 page 28, As­
signing a fun ction to the programmable
s teering wheel button.
Calling up the Vehicle functions
> Se lect t he first tab w ith the button @.
• Pr ess the button @. The
Vehicle functions
me nu is displayed 9 fig . 12 .
• To se lec t a menu item, turn and p ress the
t hu mbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
• In the Vehicle functions menu, se lect On­
board computer or Efficiency program .
• Se lect a va lue in th e desired t rip comput er
o r i n the efficiency program.
• To reset the va lues i n a memo ry, press and
ho ld the thumbwhee l@ for one second.
Recalling indicator lights and messages
.. Pr ess the button CD repeate dly until the a
ta b appears .
The
U tab is only vis ible whe n there is a mal­
f u nction.
Assigning a function to the
programmable steering wheel button
> Se lect: I MENU I button > Systems or Car Sys ­
tems
> Vehicle s ettings > Steering wheel
button programming .
The U tab is only visible whe n there is at
least one i ndicator light/driver message is d is ­
p layed .
@ Tips
-If the vehicle battery is d iscon nected, all
memo ry values are e rased .
- Informati on on the efficiency program
¢ page 28.
- There is more in formation on the m ulti ­
function stee ring w heel in the MMI own­
er's manua l.
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h driver informat ion system
Fig . 13 Instrume nt cluster: effi cie ncy progra m (exa m­
p le)
Calling up the efficiency program ii
• Call up the veh icle func tions by press ing the
bu tton @
9 page 2 7, fig. 1 1 and select the
menu item
Efficiency program 9 page 28.
The effici ency program ca n he lp you to use
less fue l.
It evaluates d riving info rmation in
refe ren ce to f uel consum ption and shows ot h­
er equipment in fluencing cons umption
9 page 2 9. Fuel economy messages
9 page 29 prov ide t ips for efficie nt dr iv ing .
T he efficiency progr am uses di stance and co n­
s u mp tion da ta from trip compu ter
1. If the
da ta a re de leted in the e fficiency program
9 page 28, those values a re a lso reset i n trip
computer
1.

Opening th e windows
"' Press the sw itch to the fir st sto p and hold i t
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Press the switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatic ally open the window .
Clos ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to t he fir st sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
sec on d s top to
automatica lly close the window .
Pow er wi nd ow switch es
@ Sw itch c::> fig. 2 7 f or the window in the
driver's door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the fron t pas­
senger 's door .
© Switch for the window in the left rear
door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the r ight re ar
door.
® Safety bu tton* .
Child safe ty lock
When the safety button® c::> fig. 2 7 is press­
ed, the~ symbol in the button lights up . The
power w indow switches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
- Always remove the ignition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri­
od of time . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle . Otherwise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equ ipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function unt il the driver 's door or
front passenger's door has been opened .
- Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the
window . It could cause injury by pinch­
ing.
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide,
the vehicle must be unoccupied s ince the
Opening and clo sin g 39
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can s till
open and close the windows for approxi­ mately 10 seconds. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been
opened .
Convenience opening/closing
With the convenience open ing/closing func­
tion, you can centrally and eas ily ope n the
windows and the pano rama sunroof* from the
o utside.
Convenienc e opening
"' Press the open button~ on the remote con ­
trol key u ntil all w indows and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position,
or
"' First unlock the vehicle using the open but­
ton
Im on the remote cont ro l key and then
keep the key in the lock on the driver's door
until a ll windows and the and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position .
Conven ience closing
"' Hold the key in the lock on the drive r's door
i n the closed position unt il a ll windows and
the panorama sunroof * are closed.
Adjusting the convenience opening in the
MMI
"' Select: !MENU I > button System s contro l
button or
Car s ystems > Vehicle settings >
C entral locking > Open windows b y press­
ing long
or > F ront windo ws on /off or Roof
on /off *.
A WARNING
- Be careful when clos ing the windows and
panorama sunroof* - the re is a risk of in-
Jury.
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42 Lights an d Vi sion
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig . 29 Instrument pane l: l ig ht switc h
Light swit ch -'tj.-
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. While start ing the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head­
lights will go off and only the side marker
lights will be on .
If the system is not operating properly, a
warning symbol in the driver information dis ­
play is displayed
¢ page 25.
Turn the switch¢ fig. 29 to the corresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, the
respective symbol turns on.
0 -lights off. In some countries, the day time
running lights* are turned on and off together
with the ignition.
- USA model s: T he daytime running lights
wi ll come on automatically when the igni­
tion is on and the light switch¢
fig. 29 is in
the
O position or the AUTO position (only in
daylight conditions) . The
Daytime runn ing
li ghts function can be turned on and off in
the MM I ¢
page 44, ¢ .&. .
- Canad a models: The daytime running lights
will come on automa tically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch¢
fig. 29 is in
the
O posit ion , the :oo: pos ition or the AUTO
posit ion (only in daylight conditions) ¢,& .
AUTO* -Automatic headligh ts swi tch on and
off depend ing on brightness, for example in
tw il ight, during rain or in tunnels . In vehicles with integrated day time runn
ing lights *, ei­
t h er the daytime running lights or the head­
lights wi ll turn on automat ically, depending
on the amount of light (may vary depending
on the country).
: oo : -Parking lights
iD -Low beam head lights
T he following w ill happen in these light
switch pos itions when you lock the veh icle:
- iD -Low beam: the entire exterior lights
sw itch off
- AUTO*: the Coming home* function is
turned on ¢
page 44
Fog lights* / rear fog light (s)
Press the corresponding button¢ fig. 29:
}0 -Fog lights*. When the fog lights are
swi tched on, the
}0 symbol in the button illu­
minates.
0$ -Rear fog light(s) When the rear fog lights
are switched on, the
Ot symbo l in the b utton
illuminates.
All-weather lights*
apples to vehicles with LED headlights .
Press the
¢ fig. 29 button.
'i'!io -All-weather lights (this button rep laces
the fog light button
}0.)
In veh icles with all-wea ther lights , the front
l igh ts are adj usted automati cally so that yo u
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlights, for example when driving on a wet
road.
Headlight range control system
T he headlight range adjus ts automatically
when there is a c hange in vehicle load and
during b raking and accelera ting so that the
headlig hts do not ca use g lare for oncom ing
traffic .
Audi adaptive light *
The ad aptive light only functions when the
li gh t switch is in the AU TO posit ion. You can
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deactivate adaptive light in the MMI
¢ pag e 44.
When swi tched on, adapt ive light adjusts to
curves depend ing on the vehicle speed and
steering whee l ang le . This provides b etter
lighting through the curve. The system oper­
ates in a speed range from approx imately 6
mph (10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h) .
Static corner ing light * (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switch es on auto­
mat ica lly when the steer ing whee l is turned at
a certa in angle at speeds up to approximately
44 mph (70 km/h) and when the tu rn signal is
activated at speeds up to approximately 25
mph (40 km/h) . The area to the s ide of the ve­
h icle is illuminated bette r when turning .
Speed dependent ligh t dis tributi on* -The
speed dependent light distribution adapts the
light in towns and on h ighways o r express­
ways . Inte rsect io ns can also be illuminated on
veh icles w ith a navigation system* .
Highway light function*
(Vehicles wi th adap tive light or LED head­
lights) -T his function adapts the light ing for
h ighway driving based on vehicle speed .
A WARNING
-Automatic headlights* are only intended
to assist the dr iver. They do not relieve
the driver of responsib ility to check the
headlights and to turn them on ma nually
according to the current light and visibili­
ty conditions . For examp le, fog cannot
be detected by the light sensors. So al­
ways switch on the low beam under
these weather conditions and when driv­
ing in the dark
io .
-Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road a head and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists . Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from beh ind.
- Please obse rve lega l regulations when
using the light ing systems descr ibed . Ligh
ts and Visi on 4 3
(D Note
The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regu lations,
to prevent glare for traffic behind your ve­
hicle.
{!) Tips
- The light sensor for the automatic head­
lights* is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore , do not place any stickers in
this area o n the windshield .
- Some funct ions of the exterior lighting
can be adjusted
c:> page 44.
- If you turn off the ignition while the ex­
terior lights are on and open the door,
you will hear a warning to ne.
- In some countries, the tail lights do not
switch on when the daytime runn ing
lamps switch on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera ­
t u re difference between the inside a nd
outside. They w ill clear shortly after
switching them on . This does no t affect
the serv ice life of the lighting.
- In the event of a light senso r malfu nc­
ti on, the dr iver is notified in the instru­
ment cl uste r display ¢
page 25.
Emergency flasher
Fig. 30 Ins trume nt panel : emer gency flash er butt on
The emergency flashers makes other dr ivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situat ions .
.,. Press the~ but ton to swi tch the emergency
flashe rs on or off.
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44 Lights and Vision
You can indicate a lane change or a turn when
the emergency flashers are switched on by us­
i ng the turn signa l lever. The emergency f lash ­
ers stop temporarily.
The eme rgency f lashers also work when the
ignition is tu rned off .
(D Tips
You shou ld tu rn on the emergen cy fl ashe rs
when:
- you are the last vehicle st anding in a tr af­
fic jam so that any o ther veh icles coming
ca n see you, or when
- you r vehicle has broken down or yo u are
i n an emergency si tua tion, or when
- you r vehicle is bei ng towe d by a tow
tru ck or if yo u are towi ng anothe r vehicle
b ehin d you.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 31 Turn s ig na l an d high beam leve r
Turn signals ¢¢
The turn signals activate when you move the lever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
(D -Turn signal
@-Turn signal
The turn s ignal b links three times if you tap
the lever (conven ience turn s ignal).
High beam s and headlight flasher
~D
M ove the lever to the correspond ing position:
@ -high beams on
@-high beams off or headlight flasher
T he
II in di cator light in t he inst rument cl us­
te r tu rns on.
A WARNING
H igh be ams ca n cause glare for othe r driv­
e rs, which inc reases the r is k of an acci ­
dent . For this reason, on ly use the h igh
beams or the headlight flasher when they
will not create g lare for other drivers.
· Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings ore adjusted in the MMI.
.,. Select: iME NUI button> Systems control
bu tton or Car system s > Vehicle settings >
Exterior lighting.
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the
Automatic headlights menu:
Activation time: - You can adjust if the head ­
ligh ts sw itch on early, medium or late accord­
i ng to the sens it iv ity of the light sensor .
Audi adapt ive light * -you can switch adaptive
li ght on and off.
Coming home, Leaving home*
T he coming home f unction ill uminates the
area o utside the vehicle when you turn t he ig­
nition off and open the driver's door. To turn
the function on, se lect Lights when leaving
car > on .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when yo u unlock the vehicle . To
turn the function on, se lect Lights when un­
locking car > on .
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the AUTO position.
Daytim e running lights*
USA models: The day time running lights can
be switched on or off using the MMI. Se lect
on or off.
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Canada models: The function cannot be
turned
off. It is activated automatical ly each
time the ignition is switched on .
Interior lighting
Front and rear interior light ing f ront
Fig. 32 Fr ont headliner : inter io r lighting controls (ex­
ample)
Fig. 33 Rear headliner: LED read ing lights~ (example)
-N 0 0
i
Depending on equipment, the interior lighting
may differ from the illustration .
~ Reading lights*
To turn a reading light on or off, press the~
button .
§J Interior lights (manual)
Press the El button to switch the interior
lights on or
off.
§] Interior lights (automatic)
To have the interior lights controlled automat­
ically, press the§] button .
When the§] button is activated (the LED
turns on), the interior lights turn on automat i­
cally when the vehicle is un locked, a door
opens or the ignition key is removed. The inte­
rior lights turn
off several seconds after your
close the doors, when you lock the vehicle or
Lights and Vision 45
when you turn the ignit ion on. When a door is
open, the light turns
off after a few minutes.
Interior lighting
T here are other interior lighting functions
that are available. Individual functions can be
adjusted in the MMI. Select:
IMENUI button>
Systems control button or Car systems > Ve­
hicle settings> Interior lighting.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the instrument cluster and
the center console con be adjusted.
Fig. 34 Instrument illuminat ion
Requirement: The light must be switched on .
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness.
.. Press the knob again to return it to its origi­
nal position .
(!} Tips
The needles and gauges in the instrument
cluster illuminate when the headlights are
off and the ignition is switched one. Theil­
lumination reduces automatically and
eventually turns
off as brightness outside
decreases. This function reminds the driver
to turn the headlights on at the appropri­
ate time.

46 Lights and Vi sion
Vision
Sun visors
(..___ __ _.)
Fig . 35 Left side: su n visor
The sun visors can be moved out of their
brackets and turned toward the doors
(D .
The mirror l ight switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror* @opens.
Windshield wipers
Switching windshield wipers on
Fig. 36 Windsh ie ld wipe r lever : operati ng the front
was her system
Requirement : The ignition must be turned on.
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
spond ing position:
@ -Front wipers off
(D -Interval mode. To increase/decrease the
wiper intervals , move the switch @ to the
left/right. In vehicles with a light/rain sen­
sor*, the wipers turn on when it is raining,
when the vehicle is stationary and the lever is
tapped in the ® position, or once the vehicle
speed exceeds approximate ly 2 mph (4 km/h) .
The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor is
set (sw itch @ to the right), the earlier the windshield wipers react to moisture on the
windshield.
@ -Slow w iping
@ -Fast wip ing
@ -Single wipe . If you ho ld the lever in this
position longer, the wipers switch from slow
wiping to fast wiping .
® -Clean the windshield. To elim inate water
droplets, the windshield wiper performs one
afterwipe after several seconds in tempera­
tures above 39 °F (4 °() . You can switch th is
function off by moving the lever to pos it ion ®
within 10 seconds after the afterwipe . The af­
terwipe function is reactivated the next time
you sw itch the ignition on.
_& WARNING
- The rain sensor is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsib le
for manually switching the wipers on ac­
cording to the visibility conditions .
- The windshield may not be treated with
water-repelling windshield coating
agents. Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness or low sun, can result in increased glare. Wiper blade chatter is
also possible .
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are requ ired for a clear view and
safe driving
c::> page 47, Replacing
front windshield wiper blades .
(D Note
-In case of frost, make sure the w ind­
shield wiper blades are not frozen to the
w indshield . Switching on the windshield
w ipers when the blades are frozen to the
windshield can damage the wiper blades.
- Pr ior to using a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off ( lever
in posit ion 0). This prevents unintention­
al swi tchi ng on and damage to the wind-
shield wiper system. ..,_

CD Note
-For vehicles with power folding exterior
mirrors *:
If the m irror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an im­
pact w hen maneuvering), you must use
the power folding function to fold the mirro r all the way out. You will hear a
l oud noise when the mirrors are latched
back in place . T he mirror housing must
no t be moved back into place by hand
because th is would affe ct the mirror
mechanism.
- Applies to vehicles witho ut powe r fold­
ing exterior mirro rs :
If the mirror hous­
i ng was moved by o utside forces (s uch as
i n impact d uring maneuvering), you
must move the mirror housing back into
place by hand.
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior m ir­
ro rs in to reduce the r isk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power foldi ng ex ­
te rior mirrors by hand . Only fold them in
and out using the power cont ro ls.
(D Tips
If the power adjustment fails, both mir­
rors can be adjusted by hand by pressing
on the edge of the mi rror surface.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or au­
tomatic* dimming rearview mirror .
Fig. 39 Au toma tic d imm ing rea rv iew mirr or•
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Manu al dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror
back.
Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the button @. The indicator light @
t urns on . Th e rea rv iew and dr iver's exterior*
m irrors dim automatically when lig ht shines
on them, for ex ample from head lights on a
vehicle to the rear.
/! WARNING
Electro lyte fluid can leak from automatic
d imming mirrors if the glass is broken .
Electrolyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes and
respirato ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to e lec­
trolyte can cause irr itation to the respira­
tory system, especially among people
with asthma or o ther resp iratory condi­
tions. G et fresh air immediately by leav­
ing the vehicle o r, if that is no t possib le,
ope n w indows and doors all the way.
- I f ele ctrolyte gets into the eyes, flush
them thorough ly with large amou nts of
clean w ate r for at leas t 15 minu te s;
medical at tention is recommended.
- If electroly te con tacts skin, fl ush affect­
ed are a with clean wa ter fo r at le ast 15
minutes and then wash affected area
with soap and water ; medical attention
is recommended. Thoroughly wash af­
fected clothing and shoes before re use .
-If swallowed and person is conscious,
rinse mouth with water for at least 15
minutes. Do not induce vomiting unless
instructed to do so by med ica l professio­
nal. Get medical attention immediately .
CD Note
If the glass on an a utomat ic dimming mir­
ror breaks, electro lyte can leak out. This
li q ui d damages plastic surfaces. C lean this
l iqu id as qu ickly as possible with a wet
sponge .