2015 AUDI Q3 ECO mode

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- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post because the battery manager sys­
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge . A lways connect the neg­
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con­
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cobl e
clomps in exactly the order describ ed b elow!
F ig. 171 Engine co mpartmen t: Con ne ctors fo r jum per
c ables a nd char ger
Fi g. 172 Jump s tart in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ­
hi cle :@ disch arged vehicle battery ,@ booster bat tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
V ehicle with discharged batter y:
.. Tu rn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situ ation s 229
Connect POSITIVE(+ ) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. To access the positive terminal, remove the
battery cover
c::> fig. 1 71.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt (D c::> fig . 172 (Bolt
under cover = "positive") of the vehicle to
be started @.
2 . Connect th e other end to the pos itive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
( black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­ ble to the negat ive termina l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolt with hex head = "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine .,. Sta rt the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine w it h discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner .
.. If the eng ine fails to start: do not keep the
starter c ranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and the n try
aga in .
.. With eng ine runni ng, remove jumpe r cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r .
.,. Fit the cover b ack o nto the battery.
T he battery is vented to th e outside to p revent
gases from enter ing the veh icle inter io r. Ma ke
s u re that the j umper clamps are well connec t­
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery term inals.
,8. WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable man ufac­
turer. If in doubt, call for road service .
- J umper cables m ust be long enough so
that the veh icles do not touch.
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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage ;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside of North America.
Consumer Information 237
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service Manuals and liter­
atu re are availabl e to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures ,
in very dusty regions, when towing a tra iler
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be pe rformed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imizi ng adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics , sophisticat­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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24 4 Index
Tether anchors ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 149
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chi ld safety loc ks
Power windows ........ .. .. .. .. .. ..
37
Rear doors .............. .. .. .... .. 36
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
139
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Conve rtible child seats ............. 140
Convertible locking retrac to r .. .. .... . 143
Danger of using c hild restra ints in the
front sea t .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .... .
114
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .... . 136
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. .
139
Install ing ................. .. .... . 143
LATCH system ............. .... .... 148
Lower anchorages ......... .... .... 147
Safety instructions ............ .. ... 136
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat ..
138
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C leaning ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lock . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
23
C losing
Panorama s unroof ........ .... .... .. 38
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
37
C losing/open ing
at the lock cylinde r ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
b y remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
with the cen tral locking switch .. .... .. 32
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cold tire inflat ion pressu re . ... .... ....
199
Com ing home ............... .. .... .. 42
Compact spare tire .................. 217
also refer to Spare tire ... .. .. .. .. .. . 21 7
Compartments ................. ..... 56
Compass in the mirror . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
48
Compl iance ............... .. .. .. .. . 24 0
Computer
refer to Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 101, 237
Contac ting N HTSA .................. 101
Controls
Clean ing ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
172
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
70
Starting engine (START E NGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ............. ..... 68
Stopp ing the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Switch ing on ignition ... ....... ... .. . 68
unlocking/loc king .......... ........
31
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... .. .. . 37
Convertib le child sa fe ty se ats ... .. .. .. 14 0
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... ....................
145
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .......... .. .. 146
U sing to secu re a child safety seat
1.43, 145
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 64
Cooling System Expans ion tank ... ............. .... 186
Cruise contro l system
Changi ng speed .................. ..
74
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Switch ing off .. .. ... .......... .. .. .
74
swit ching on . .. .. ............. .. ... 74
Cruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(u pholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
D
D ata recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Date d isp lay ...... ................ .. 23
Daytime running lights . .. ..... .... . .. . 40
De clarat io n of compliance
Audi s ide ass ist .. ............. .. ..
240
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 0
Convenience key . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 240
Cruise contro l .... .. .... .... ... .. .. 240
E lectronic immob ilizer .......... .... 240
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
D ecorative p art s/tr im
Cleaning .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
172
Defective light bu lb wa rni ng ......... .. 18
Defrost ing (windows) ................ . 65
Dete rm ining co rrec t load limit ........
204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital compass ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
D imens ions . ...... ............. .... 2 35

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Dimming the rearview mirro r .. .. .. .. .. 45
Displays Cleaning . .. ............. .... .. ... 172
Doors Ch ild safety locks .. .... .... . .. .. .. .. 36
emergency locking ............ ... ... 33
Driver information system CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . 20
Operation by multifunction steering
wheel ... .. ................. .. .... 2 1
Opera tion by windsh ie ld wiper lever .. .. 2 1
Outside temperat ure display .. .. .. .. .. 20
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition ... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dynamic steering .............. .... . 79
Sett ing the d riving mode ... .. .. .. .. .. 79
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
D riving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Driving through water ...... .. .. .. .. . 165
D riving time ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 22
Dust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r (au tomatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Othe r equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Elect rical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
E le ctr ical seat adjustment
refer to Seat ad justmen t ... .. ...... .. 51
Electromechanical parking b rake
E merg ency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Par king .. .. ............. .... .. .... 7 1
Rele asing and clos ing ..... .. .. .. .. .. 70
S tart in g assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting off with a trai le r . .. .. .. .. .. .. 72
Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Inde x 245
Electromechanical steer ing .... ... .. .. 158
Indicator lights .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. 158
El ectronic d ifferential lock
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
E lectronic differential lock (EDL) . .. .. .. 153
E lectronic immob ilizer . .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
E lectronic power control
( EP C) warning/ indica to r ligh t .... .. .. . 17
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . .. 153
Hill descent assist .. .............. . 155
Offroad mode .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 155
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 16
Emergency actuat ion
Doo~ ........ .. .................. 33
Panorama sunroof .. .............. .. 39
Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Su n shade (roof) ................. .. 39
Emergency brak ing . ............. .. .. . 72
Emergency fl ashe r .................. . 43
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
Emergency key .. .... .. .. ...... ...... 29
Emergency operation Emergency brak ing funct ion (park ing
brake) .... .. .. .. ................. . 72
Emergency re lease
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E mergency starti ng ............. .. .. 228
Emergency towing . .. ........... .... 230
Energy management .. .. ..... ... .. .. 159
Battery power ..... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 15
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E ngine
Comp artment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Coolant ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 186
Data ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 236
Hood ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 179
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 68
Starting with jumper cables ....... .. 228
Stopping .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... .. 67, 69
Engine compartment Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Working the eng ine compartment 179
E ngine coolant
Indicator lig ht ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 14
Engine coolant system ............... 186
Adding coo lant . .................. . 187
Check ing coolant level . ......... .. .. 186
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Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 123
Multifunction steering wheel ...... .... . 21
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Natural leather
Cleaning ... .. .... .... ..... ... ... . 173
Net . ..... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 56
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 206
Contact ing . .................. .... 101
Number of seats . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 104
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Occupant seating positions . ... .. .. .... 95
Octane rating ..... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 175
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Offroad . .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 164
Offroad mode . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 155
OFF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 64
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1, 184
O il consumption ........... .. .. .. .. . 184
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . ... .. .. .. .. 26
Elect ron ic speed limiter . ... .. ...... .. 27
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . .. .. 26
Open doo r/hood/ rear lid warning . . . . . . . 23
Opening Panorama sunroof .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 38
Powe r windows .......... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Opening/clos ing
at the lock cylinder ............... ... 33
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . 32
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize po llution .......... ... ... .. 162
Optiona l equipment
Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (eff ic ien cy p rogram) 24
Outside m irrors
refer to Exter ior mirrors ........ ... .. 44
Owner's man ua l
How the Owner's Manua l is organized . . . 6
Inde x 249
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Paint damage ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 172
Pa int No .... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 234
Panorama sunroof . .. ............... . 38
Emergency clos ing .... ........... .. . 39
Park assist Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses . ... .. 17 1
Pa rking ....... ... .. ..... ........... 71
A utomat ic transm iss io n ........ .. .. . 82
Parking brake . .. .. .... ............. . 70
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ ... .. ................ 70
Parking systems ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 87
Adjusting the d isp lay/warn ing tone . .. . 93
Cleaning the rea r view camera ..... .. . 90
Malfunc tion . .. .. .... ............. . 93
Pa rking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rea r parki ng system ... .. .. ... ... .. . 88
Rea r view came ra . .... ............. . 89
T ra ile r hitch . .. .. .. . .............. . 93
Parts replacement . ................. 239
Pass- through .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 61
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... .. .. 1 23
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Pedals ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 99
Physical principles of a frontal collision 105
P lastic parts
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ............. 172
Polish ing . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 172
Pollutant filter (automat ic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power locking system .. ... ...... ... .. . 28
Emergency lock ing ................. . 33
Power w indows .. ................. . 37
Rear lid ..... .. .... .......... ...... 35
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Slid ing/ti lting sunroof .......... .. .. . 37
Power sea t adjustment .......... .. .. . 51
Power w indow
Convenience opening/clos ing . ... .. .. . 37
Power w indows .. .. .. . .. ....... ... .. . 37
Child safety lo cks . .... ........... .. . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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