2015 AUDI Q3 buttons

(!) Door handle
@ Power locking sw it ch . .. .. .. .
@ LED fo r centra l loc king/a nti-
theft a larm system . .... .. .. .
@ Side assist button .. .... .. .. .
® Side assist warn ing lamp .. .. .
@ Light switch . ... .... ... .. .. .
(J) A ir outlets with thumbwheel
@ Turn signa l and high beam . .. .
® M ultifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons . .. ... ....... ... .. .. .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi­ gation and vo ice recognition
buttons
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. ........... .. .. .
- Shift padd les ........ .. .. .
@ Instrument cluste r ...... ... .
@ Switches for windshie ld wiper/
washer . ..... ...... ... .. .. .
@ I STAR T ENGINE STOP ! button
@ Parking brake ......... .... .
~ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunction, or ignit ion lock . . 32
28
75
75
40
41
1 16
20
22
84
10
46
68
70
69
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment . . . 66
@ Lever for cruise control system 73
@ Data L ink Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 26
@ Ins trument i llum ination . . . . . . 44
@ Eng ine hood release . . . . . . . . . 179
@ Rear lid sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
@ Power exterior mir ro r adjust-
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
@ Power wi ndow switches . . . . . . 37
@ Child safety lock bu ttons . . . . . 3 7
@ Button/Indicator light for:
~ - E mergency flas he rs . . . . . . . . 43
~ -PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF 0
~ @ Info tainmen t disp lay (not folda -,....,
~ ble)
5 @ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . S5
Instrument s and control s 9
@ Front Passenger's airbag .. ...
@ MMI controls
@) Buttons/Indicator lights fo r:
- Drive se lect ..... .. .. ..... .
- Parking system p lus (with
rearview camera) ... .... .. .
- Elect ron ic Stabilization Con-
trol (ESC) ..... . .. .. ..... .
- P arking system ........... .
- Hi ll descent ass ist ........ .
@ Climate controls .. ... ...... .
@ Selector lever ........ ..... .
@ Cen ter console w ith:
- (upholder . .. ............ .
- Cigarette lighter . ... .... .. .
- 12 -volt -socket
(D Tips 116
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88
155
87
155 64
81
S5
53
54
Some of the equipment or features show n
i n the general i llus tration may be standa rd
equipment on yo ur vehicle or may be op­
tiona l equipment depend ing on your mod­
e l. Always ask your authorized Audi dea ler
if you have a quest ion about your vehicle.

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close the rear lid again, it locks automat­
ically.
- In case of an emergency or a fau lty han­
dle, the luggage compartment lid can be
opened from the inside
c> page 36.
Power opening/closing rear lid
A pp lies to vehicles: with autom atic rear li d operatio n
The open position can be adjusted.
Fig. 27 Closing butto n in the rea r lid
Fig . 28 Ve hicles with co nve nience key: Clos ing and
lock ing button in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
.. Press the button ~ on the remote control
key briefly. The rear lid will un lock .
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.. To open the rear lid, press and hold the~
button on the remote con trol key for at least
one second, or
.. Pull the release button~ in the driver's
door
c> page 34, fig. 26, or
.. Press the handle on the rear lid
c> page 34,
fig. 25.
Closing rear lid
.. Pull and hold the button~ in the driver's
door until the rear lid is closed
c> A, or
.. Press the button~ in the open rear lid. The
rear lid moves to the closed position by it-
Opening and closing 35
self and soft close locks it automatica lly
c> &_ . On vehicles with convenience key*:
.. Press and hold the button
~ on the remote
control key until the rear lid is closed
c> A ,
or
.. Press the button
CD in the open rear lid . The
veh icle key must not be more than approx i­
mate ly 4 feet (1.5 meters) away from the
luggage compartment and must no t be in­
side the vehicle. T he rear lid will automati­
cally close and lock . The entire vehicle will
be locked.
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
.. Bring the rear lid into the des ired open posi­
tion. The position can only be stored when
the lid is above a certain height .
.. Press and hold the button
~ in the rear lid
for at least four seconds until the lights in
the button blink to store the desired open
position.
.. To set a higher open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
rear lid upward .
.. Press and hold the button
~ again for at
least fou r seconds and this will store the
new open position.
Opening/Closing will be stopped immediately
when :
- You press the button
~ on the remote con­
trol key for at least one second, or
- You press one of the buttons
~ or CD in the
rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pu ll/release the button~ in the driv-
er's door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons~ or m now,
the rear lid will eithe r close or open, depend­
ing on its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid. ...,

64 Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAU TOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
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Fig. 72 Dua l-zon e auto mat ic cl imate control: co ntrols
The functions can be switched on and off by
pressing the buttons . The LED in the corre­
sponding button lights up when the function is switched on .
IOFFI Switching the climate control
sy stem on /off
ThelOFFI b utton is used to switch the climate
control system on and off . When the climate
control system is switched off, the supp ly of
a ir from outside the car is cut off .
IA/Cl Switching cooling mode on /off
When the cooling mode is switched off, the
a ir is ne ither cooled nor dehumidif ied. The
windows may m ist up as a result. The cooling
mode is sw itched off automatically at low o ut­
side temperatures (below zero) .
1~ 1 Switching r ecirculat ion mod e on /off
In recirculation mode, the air from the interi­
or of the vehicle is filtered and recirculated .
This setting prevents fumes etc. from enter- 0
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ing the inte rior . We recommend switch ing on
the ai r recirculation mode when driving
t h ro ugh a tunne l or in traff ic queues ~.&. .
T he air reci rcul atio n mo de is switched off
whe n the !AUTO
I o r~ button is pressed .
T o sw itch on the automatic air recircu lation
mode, press the
1 ""' ·1 b utt on again . The top
LE D in the but ton will lig ht up. The air reci rc u­
lation mode wi ll be switched on automat ica lly
if you reverse the ve hicle while the engine is
cold. If coo ling mode (A/C) is sw itched off and
the weather is extremely c old, the automatic
air recircu lation will on ly operate for a limited
t ime .
IAU TOI
Switching automatic mode on /off
T he automatic mode maintains a constant
temperature inside the vehicle. Air tempera­
ture, output and d istribution are regulated
automat ica lly. ..,.

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0 Adjusting the temperature
Separate temperatures can be selected for the
driver's and front passenger's side using the
left and right rotary controls . The tempera­
ture can be adjusted between +60
°F (+16 °C)
and +84 °F (+28 °C) . Outside this range, LO or
HI will appear on the air conditioner display .
In the two extreme settings the air condition­
er operates continuously with maximum cool­
ing or heating output, and the temperature is
not regulated automatically.
[:]1 (±] Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the volume of air delivery man­
ually to suit your individual requirements.
Press the
IAUTOI button for automatic blower
regulat ion .
~/1 :J!/l~ I Adjusting the air distribution
You can direct the flow of air manually to se­
lected outlets. The buttons can be operated
e ither separately or in combination . Press the
IAUTOI button for automat ic air distribution.
J Adjusting the seat heating
When you press the button, the seat heating
is switched on at level 3 (the highest level) .
The LEDs indicate the temperature level. To
reduce the temperature, press the button
again . T o switch off the seat heating, press
the button repeatedly unti l all the LEDs have
gone out.
The seat heating automatically switches from level 3 to level 2 after 10 minutes .
I@ F RON T! Switching the defroster on/off
The windscreen and s ide windows are defrost­
ed or demisted as quickly as possible . The air
output is increased to maximum and most of
the air comes out of the outlets below the
windscreen . The air recirculation mode is de­
activated. The temperature should be set to
+ 72
°F (22 °() or higher.
The defroster is switched off when the
I AUTO I
button is pressed .
Warm and cold 65
!iii! REAR ! Switching the rear window
heating on/off
The rear window heating operates only when
the engine is running and switches off auto ­
matically after about 10 minutes.
Synchronisat ion
By pressing and ho lding the IAU TO j button,
you can set the temperature of the front pas­
senger's side to the temperature of the driv­
er's side. The synchronisation is deactivated as
soon as the temperature on the front pas­
senger's s ide is changed .
Air outlets
The thumbwhee ls can be used to open and
close the air outlets in the center and on ei­
ther side of the dashboard and rear center
console . The lever in the center of the outlets
can be used to adjust the direction of air flow.
Changing the temperature units
The temperature display can be switched be­
tween
° F and 0C. Press and hold the 1- ·1 but­
ton ¢
fig. 72 and turn the rotary control on
the driver's s ide to+ for 3 seconds.
A WARNING
- Do not use the recirculation for extended
periods of time. The windows could fog
up since no fresh air can enter the vehi­
cle. If the windows fog up, press the air
recir culation button again immediately
to switch off the air recirculation func­
tion or se lect defrost .
- Individ uals w ith reduced sensitivity to
pain or temperature could develop burns
when using the seat heating function. To
red uce the risk of injury, these individu­
als should not use seat heating .
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat.