2015 AUDI A3 steering

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 0
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver information system . . . 26
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . 29
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . 37
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Inter ior light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
V1s 1on . .. ............... .. .. .. . .
Windshie ld wipers .......... .. ... .
Mirrors ......... ......... ... ... .
Digital compass ............ .. ... .
Seats and storage ....... .... . .
General information ....... ... ... .
Front seats ............... ... ... .
Head restraints ............ .. ... .
Socket . ................. .. .. ... .
Storage .............. ........ .. .
Roof rack .. ................ ... . .
Luggage compartment
Warm and cold ............... .
C limate control system .... .. .. .. . .
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57
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60
64
64
Driving ....... .. .......... ... ... 70
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ig nition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with an ignition lock) . . . . . . 70
Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles w ith a convenience key) . . . . 73
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
El ectromechani cal parking brake . . . . 76
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Audi adaptive cruise control .. 82
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 94
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic transmission . . . . . . 105
S tronic -transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rearviewcamera .............. .. . 116
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones.... ..... .. .. ..............
120
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 122
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 126
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belts ... .. ...... .. .. .. . .
General notes ............... .. .. .
Why safety bel ts? ........ .... .. . .
Safety belts ............. .. .. .. . . 131
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Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 1 40
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 166
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... . 172
Install ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 177
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
A ddit io nal Informa tion 184
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
N ot ice about da ta recorded by vehi cle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electron ic stabilization control (ESC) 185
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . 189
All whee l drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driving and the environment 193
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
D riving through water on roads . . . . . 194
Cata lytic conve rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
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P lac ing you r vehicle out of service. . . . 195
Operate yo ur vehicle economically an d
min imize poll ution. .. .. ... .... ... . 195
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trai ler tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Operating instructions ..... .. .
Caring and cleaning .......... .
General information ........... .. .
Car was hes .. .. .. ............... .
Cleaning and care information 201
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202
Checking and Filling
. . . . . . . . . . 206
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
c oolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Br ake fluid . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . 219
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Windshie ld washer fluid container . . . 224
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tire pressure monitoring system 243
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 246
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Spare ti re .... ... .. ..... ......... 247
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
El ectr ica l fus es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
B ulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 259
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Star ting by p ushing o r towing . . . . . . . 259
Star ting with jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . 259
U se o f jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
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Power windows
Door handle
Aud i side assist ........ .... .
Centra l locking switch ... .. .. .
Powe r exter ior rearview m irror
adjuster .................. .
@ Light switch .... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Vents
® Leve r fo r:
- Turn signal and high beam ..
- Audi act ive lane assist ... .. .
® Steer ing whee l w ith horn and
- Drive r's airbag ........... .
- Buttons for the on-board com-
puter .. ................. .
- Buttons for the MMI, tele­
phone, navigation and voice
recognition system
- Sh ift padd les for t ipt ronic
mode (automatic t ransm is-
sion) .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Instrument cluster : .. ... .. .. .
@ Leve r for the w indshield w iper/
washer
....................
@ Steering column with:
- Emergency operation of the ig­
nition ( in ve hicles w ith a con -
venience key) ............ .
- Ignit io n (in veh icles with a me-
chanical ignition) ......... .
@ Adjustable s teer ing column
~ Depending on equipmen t: 38
98
35
48
42
64
44
94
1
4 4
27
1 10
10
46
75
70
70
- Cru ise cont ro l lever . . . . . . . . 79
- Audi adaptive cruise cont rol 82
@ D river's knee a irbag . . . . . . . . . 157
@ Instrument illum ination . . . . . . 45
@ Hood re lease leve r . . . . . . . . . . 211
@ Child safety lock buttons . . . . . 38
@ MMI disp lay (navigation radio,
TV/video)
@ Glove compartment ( lockable)
@ Front passenger's airbag .. .. .
@ Spea ker (t reble) 5
8
144
@) Front passenger's knee airbag 157
Cockpi t 9
@ Depending on equipment, but­
tons for:
- Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . 102
- Parking system plus (or with
rearv iew camera) . . . . . . . . . . 115
- Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . 43
- Elect ron ic Stabilization Con-
trol ( ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
- MMI display
- Airbag off in dicator . . . . . . . . . 153
@ Depend ing on equ ipment:
- Manual a ir cond it io ni ng sys-
t em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
- Automatic a ir condit ioning
sys tem . .. .. .... ........ .
66
Socket ... .... .. . .. .. ..... . 56 @
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S tronic se lector lever ....... .
( upholder .. .. .. . ......... . 105
57
MMI On/Off knob
MM I controls
Parking brake
@ ,.., I s=T~ A~R~ T_ E _N_ G_I _N_ E_S_ T_ O_ P_ I button
(ve hicles w ith convenience key)
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment shown here is
only installed in certain models or is
available as an option .
- The operation of t he M ulti Med ia Inter­
face
(MMI) i s descr ibed in a separate
owne r's manual. Yo u will also find infor­
mation on A udi con nect t here .
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time./ D. Read t he corresponding ex plan ­
ation for red or yellow indicator lights.
E xamples of in dic ator lig ht disp lays in a mo n­
ochrome d isp lay:
1!1 @ Prio rit y 1 (high priori ty)
• © see red ind
icator ligh ts .
m @ Priority 2 (medium priority)
II ©
see yellow indicato r lights .
51@ Prio rity 3 (lowest prio rity)
t his is used for inform ationa l in-
-- © dic
ator ligh ts.
Red indicator l ights
or
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Cen tral indicato r light (pay a t-
tention to the additiona l infor ­
mation in the instr ument cluster
display) ©¢
page 14, fig. 9
USA models:
Brake ma lfunct ion ./
¢page 18
Canada models:
Brake ma lf u nct io n./
¢ page 18
USA model s:
El ectromec hanical pa rking br ake
¢page 19
Canada models:
Electromechanical pa rking bra ke
¢ page 19
Cooling system
¢page 20
Instrument s and indicator ligh ts 15
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ng ine oil pr essure
¢ page20
Alternator
¢page20
Front safety belt
¢page 21
Steering./
¢page 189
Electron ic steeri ng colum n lock
¢ page 21
Engine start system
¢page 21
Engine stops while driv ing
¢ page 22
Transmission ma lf u nction
¢ page 111
Adapt ive cr uise contro l*
¢page84
Electronic steering column lock
c::>page 21
Engine start system
¢page 21
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or Engine o
il sensor
9 page 24
Engine oil temperature
9page 20
Battery charge
¢page20
Tank system
9page24
Washer fluid leve l
¢page 24
Windshield wipers
¢page24
Engine sta rt system
¢ page 21
Instrument s and indicator ligh ts 17
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or
or
or Steer
ing .// electron ic steering
co lumn lock
¢page 189
Electronic steering column loc k
¢page21
Engine start system
¢page 21
Convenience key
¢ page 75
Conven ience key
¢ page 75
Battery in the remote control
key
¢page33
Defective light bulb war ning
¢page24
Headlight range contro l system*
¢page25
Adapt ive lig ht*
¢page25
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Drive to yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler or quali ­
fied repair facility immediately. Because the
ve hicle battery is dra ining, turn off all unnec ­
essary electrical eq uipment such as the MMI.
See your authorized Audi dealer or a qualified
repair facility if the battery charge level is too
low.
(•) Low battery charge : Battery will be
charged while dri ving
There may be limited starting ab ility.
If th is message tu rns off after a litt le w hile,
the battery has charged eno ugh whi le dr iving .
I f the message does not turn off, have your
author ized Audi dealer or qua lified workshop
cor rect the malfunc tion.
ii!.(' Safety systems
The fl (USA models)/ EI (Canada mode ls) in ­
dicator light monitors the safety systems .
Safety system
If the fl ( U SA mode ls)/ E,I (Canada models)
i ndicator light t urns on or b links, the re is a
mal func tion in the sa fety system.
D rive to you r autho rized Aud i deale r o r quali­
fied repair fac ility immediately to have t he
mal funct ion cor rected.
_& WARNING
Have the safe ty system checked, othe rwise
there is a risk that the system may act ivate
during an acci dent, which puts lives at r is k!
,{f. Front safety belt
The . indicator light turns on until the safe­
ty belts on the driver's and passenger's side
are buckled. There is a lso a warn ing tone
above a certai n speed.
For addit iona l information on safety be lts,
refer to
<=:> page 131.
Instrument s and indicator ligh ts 21
~ - Electronic steering column lock
• Do not drive vehicle: steering defe ctive
There is an electron ic steering column lock
malfu nction. You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow yo ur vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified repair facility .
Im Steering lock: system fault! Please con ·
tact Service
T here is an electronic steering column lock
malfunction.
Drive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or qu alifie d
repair fac ility immedia tely to have t he mal­
f unction corrected .
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the
event of a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock. There is a risk of an
accident.
© -I =e Engine start system
-
• Engine start system malfunction! P lease
contact S erv ice
Do not sw itch the ignition off because yo u
may not be able to switch it on again.
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer or quali ­
fied repai r facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Ill/ l3 Engine start system malfunction!
Plea se contact Service
T he re is a malfunction in the eng ine start sys ­
tem .
- Ve hicles w ith an ignition
<=:> page 71, Auto­
matic start malfunction
- Ve hicles a with co nvenience key
<=:> page 73, Automatic start malfunction
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or qualified
repair fac ility immediately to have the mal ·
funct io n corrected . •

22 Instruments and indicator lights ~Engine
• Engin e stopped: brake servo and power
steering not possible
There is a malfunct io n in the eng ine or in the
f u e l supp ly system .
A large amou nt of steering and braking force
i s required when driving a ro lli ng vehicle w it h
the eng ine stopped. Try to stop a ro lling veh i­
cle ca refully on the s ide of th e road . See your
author ized Audi dealer or qua lified repai r fa­
cili ty.
_&. WARNING
If the eng ine stops whi le driving, a la rge
amount of braking force is required . This
increases the risk of an accident. As long
as the ve hicle rolls wit h the ignition
sw itched on and there is e nough battery
charge, the power steering wi ll still work.
If not, a large amoun t of steeri ng force is
re quir ed.
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;;IC, Electronic stabilization control
(ESC) and
(8) anti-lock braking system
(ABS)
If t h e J;,J indicator light b links w hile d riving,
the ESP or ASR (anti-s lip regulat ion) is actively
regulat ing.
I f th e
J;,J indicator light turns on, t he system
h as sw itche d the ESC
off . In th is case, you can
switch the ignition
off and then on to switch
the ESC on again. The indicator light turns
off
when th e system is functioning fully .
Stabilization control (ESC ): sport. Warning!
Rest ricted stability
When the II indica to r li gh t turns on, the ES C
sport mo de was switc hed on w it h the
!1' O FF I
button ¢ page 187. You can turn the ESC
bac k on by press ing the
!1' O FF i button again.
Stabilization control (ESC ): off. Warning!
Restricted stability
Wh en the II indicato r ligh t tur ns on, ESC i s
restri cte d or was sw itche d
off wi th the I~ O FF I
but ton ¢ page 187 . The mess age ESC OFF al- so appears
. You can t urn the ESC bac k on by
pressing the
1 -P. O FF I butto n again .
When the igni tion is sw itche d on t he sys tem
is tur ned o n. The
fl indica tor ligh t turns off
when the system is functioning f ully.
Stabilization control (ESC) malfunction! See
owner's manual
Stabilization control (ESC/ABS) malfunc­
tion! See owner's manual
ABS malfunct ion! See owner's manual
If the DJ in di cator light and the ABS indicator
li ght
i;l (U SA mode ls) ;tiJ (Canada mode ls)
turn on and this message appears, there is a
malfuncti on in the ABS system or electronic
differentia l lock . T hi s also causes the ESC to
malfu nction . The brakes st il l function wi th
t h eir normal power, but A BS is not
active.
Drive to y our auth orized A udi dealer or quali­
fied repa ir facility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected .
_&. WARNING
-If the. (U SA mode ls) • (Cana da mod-
e ls) brake sys tem indi ca tor ligh t turns on
to ge ther wi th the A BS an d ESC ind icat or
li g hts, the A BS/ ES C r egu la t ing func tion
may have fa iled . Fu nctions that s tabili ze
the veh icle are no longe r available . This
could ca use the vehicle to
swerve, wh ich
in creases the r is k th at the vehicle will
slide . Dr ive carefully to the nearest aut hor­
i z e d A udi dealer or ot her qualified repair
fac ility an d have t he malfu nction cor rect­
e d .
@ Tips
Fo r additional informat io n o n ESC an d
A BS, refer to
Q pag e 185.
(0} Worn brake pads
£t3 Brake pads!
If the warning light illuminates, immed iate ly
co ntact your author ized Audi dea ler or qua li-
fi ed wor kshop to have all b rake pads ..,_

26 Driver information system
Driver information
system
Overview
Fig . 10 In strument cluster : dr iver info rm ation system
(ex am ple)
Data is automatically recorded, processed and
d isplayed in the dr iver information system.
Sett ings for spec ial equipment can be adjust­
ed in the
MMI. Select the Systems or Car sys ­
t e ms
menu.
Introduction
The driver information system is controlled
through the multifunction steering wheel
r::;, page 2 7, fig . 11 .
The driver information system
c:> fig. 10 con­
tains the follow ing informat ion:
- @ Tab (register)
-® Vehicle information
-© Status line (se lector lever position, sh ift
indicator, outside temperature
c:> page 11)
- @ On-board comp uter
The following functions are possible, depend ­
ing on veh icle equipment: @
®
First tab ~ Vehicle
functions:
On-board computer, time , date
c:> page
27
Efficiency program
c:> page28
Digital tachometer
Assistant
Audi adaptive cruise control*
c:> page 82
Audi active lane ass ist*
r::;, page 94
Reduced display
Second
ti & Dr iver messages and indicator
tab lights
c,,..c Service reminder indicator
r::;, page 13
Third
fl I I Audio/ ('l) Radio
tab
F ourth .,..,.
Telephone*
tab
Fifth tab
~I~ Navigation*
The second tab is only visible if at least one in­
dicator light or message is shown or if that
system is switched on .
Display
In the driver information system you will see:
Radio station or CD
Time and date
r::;, page 10
Odometer, trip odometer
r::;, page 11
Outside air temperature
r::;, page 11
Service interval display
r::;, page 13
Indicator lights and messag-
r:!:> page 14
es
Digital tachometer
Cruise control system c:>page
79
Speed warn ing r::;, page 79
Transmission shift indicator c:>page 12
Selector lever positions
r::;, page 105
Rear safety belt detection* c:>page25
On-board computer display
r::;, page 2 7