2015 AUDI S3 alarm

36 Opening and closing
Selective unlocking
The doors and rear lid lock when they close.
You can set in the MMI whether
only the driv­
er's door or the entire vehicle should unlock
when unlocking ¢
page 40.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid once the speed has
exceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again once the ignition key
is removed. In addition, the vehicle can be un­
l ocked if the opening function in the power
locking system switch is used or one of the
door handles is pulled. The Auto Lock function
can be turned on or off* in the MMI
c::>page40.
In the event of a crash with airbag dep loy ­
ment, the doors automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Anti -theft alarm system*
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehi­
cle break-in, audio and visual warning signa ls
are triggered .
The anti-theft alarm system turns on auto­ mat ically when you lock the vehicle.
It deacti­
vates when un locking using the remote con­
trol key or by touching the sensor on the door
handle (convenience key) .
To switch the alarm off, press them button on
the remote control key or convenience key or
switch the ignition on . The alarm also stops
automatically after a certain amount of time.
Turn signals
The turn signals flash twice when you unlock
the vehicle and once when yo u lock the vehi­
cle.
If they do not flash, one of the doors, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is not
lock ed or the ignition is still sw itched on (the
latter applies to vehicles with a convenience
key) .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The following situations prevent you from
locking your remote control key in the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the cent ral
lock ing switc h if the driver's door is open
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- On veh icles with a convenience key* , the lug­
gage compartment lid unlocks again after
clos ing if the most recent ly used key is in
the luggage compartment.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the remote con­
trol key or convenience key* until all doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed. This
helps to prevent from locking yourself out ac­
cidentally .
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luab les unattended in the
vehicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door turns on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the anti­
theft alarm system* . Have the problem
corrected by an authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Audi Service Facility.

LED and batteries in the remote control
key
Fig. 2 1 Remote master key: LED
Fig. 22 Remote master key: opening the cove r
LED in the remote control key
The LED¢ fig. 21 can tell you about the func­
tion of the remote control key .
.. If you press a button quickly, the LED blinks
once .
.. If you press a button longer (convenience
opening*) , the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink , the remote con ­
trol key battery is dead. The message
Ill
Plea se change key battery can also appear
in the instr ument cluster display. Replace
the battery.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry off the cover w ith a coin ¢ fig . 22 .
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" fac ing
up.
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it
clicks into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced
~ by an authorized Audi dealer.
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@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in house­
hold trash .
{!) Tips
The rep lacement battery must meet the
same specifications as the origina l battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized
if the veh icle does not lock and unlock w ith
the remote control.
.. Press the remote control key button
Im .
.. Insert the key in the driver door lock w ith in
30 seconds .
"' Press the
l@J button or~ button .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 23 Remote control key or conve nien ce key buttons
@ffi Open
@ 6".i Close
© c:s Close rear lid
@I PANIC I Trigger the alarm
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the button@lm
¢fig.23 .
"'To lock the veh icle, bring the selector lever
into the P posit ion and press the~ button
®·
"'To unlock the luggage compartment lid,
press the~ button
© briefly.

38 Openin g and clo sing
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one
second .
• To tr igger the alarm , press the red
iPANICI
button @. The vehicle horn and emergency
flashers turn on .
• To turn off the alarm, press the red
IPANICI
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the luggage compartment lid are not opened
within 45 seconds, the vehicle locks aga in au­
tomatically. This feature prevents the vehicle
from being ac cidentally left un locked over a
l ong period of time. This does not apply if you
p ress the
i""' I but ton © button for at least one
second.
F o r vehi cles with
sa fet y c entr al loc king (selec­
tive unlocking) ¢
page 41, only the driver's
door and the fue l filler door are opened by
pressing the~ button @ once, and the ent ire
vehicle unlocks when the button is pressed
twice.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ Lo_ in
Key set on page 35
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or con­
venience key w ith in v iew of the veh icle.
- Do not use the remote control when you
are inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you
could unintentionally lock the veh icle. If
you then tried to start the engine or
open a door, the a la rm would be trig­
gered. If this happens, press the un lock
button@.
- The vehicle can on ly be locked whe n the
se lector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Only use the panic function in an emer­
gency .
- For information on add itiona l remote
control key o r convenience key functions,
r efer to¢
page 43, Convenience open­
ing/closing.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The front doors and the luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked and locked without using the remote control key.
F ig . 24 Driver 's doo r: locking the vehicle w it h the co n­
ven ience key
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• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
driver's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 24.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le .
• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage com­
partment lid
¢ page 42, fig. 28 .
• To lock the veh icle, br ing the selector lever
into the P position, close the door and touch
the sensor on the dr iver 's door handle
one
time. Do not hold the door hand le while do­
ing this.
Only the front doors and luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked or locked . The re­
mote control key must be w ith in a range of
abo ut 5
ft (1.5 m) from the door o r the rear
li d. It ma kes no d ifference whethe r the re­
mote control key is in your jacket pocket,
purse or briefcase.
If you ho ld the doo r hand le wh ile loc king, th is
c a n p revent the lo ck ing f unct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period directly after locking it . Th is allows you the
oppo rtun ity to check that the driver's door is
locked.
The sett ings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is unlocked when
unlocking the vehicle ¢
page 40.

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_& WARNING
Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. The electronic immobil­
izer can be deactivated w ith the key, so
this could make it possible for unauthor­
ized persons to star t the engine and oper­
ate vehicle systems such as the power win­
dows or sunroo f. This can increase the risk
of serious injury.
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used .
It may not be poss i­
ble to start the vehicle under certain cir­
cumstances, for example if there is an ­
other radio module like the key from an­
other vehicle or a transponder on the
same keychain.
- For an explanation on conformity with
the FCC regu lations in the United States
and the Industry Canada regulations, re­
fer to
q page 292.
Safety central locking
App lies to vehicles: with safety central locking
Safety central locking provides the possibility,
to only unlock the driver's door and the fuel
filler door. The rest of the vehicle remains
l oc ked.
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel
filler door
~ Press the remote control key or convenience
key~ button
once or turn the key onc e in
the opening direction.
Unlocking all doors , the luggage
compartment lid and the fuel filler door
~ Press the remote contro l key or convenience
key ~ button
twice within five seconds or
turn the key
twice within five seconds in the
opening direction.
When unlocking just the driver's door, the an­
ti-theft alarm system* is also immediately de­
activated.
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In vehicles with an MM I, you can directly ad ­
just the safety centra l locking
Q page 40.
Front passenger 's door and rear doors
emergency locking
All doors must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig. 2 7 Eme rgency door locking
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The driver's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder
q page 39.
The emergency lock on the other doors is lo­
cated on the side of the front passenger's and
rear doors.
It is only vis ible when the door is
open.
~ Pull the cover cap out of the opening.
~ Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn
the key all the way to the right (right door)
or left (left doo r).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outs ide. The door can
be unlocked and opened from the inside by
pulling the door ha ndle once .
If the child safety lock on the rear doors is ac­
tivated, pull the inner door handle first. Then
you can open the door from the outs ide .

124 Parking system s
Adjusting the display
and the warning tones
App lies to vehicles: with par king system p lus/ rearview
camera
The display and warning tones can be adjust­
ed in the MMI.
.. Se lect : the I MENU ! button >Car > Sys tem s*
control button > Driver a ss ist ance > Par king
a id .
Displa y
On * -
An optical d isp lay is shown for the park­
ing system p lus, a rearview camera image is
shown for parking system plus with rearview
camera*.
Off -When the parking system is switched off,
on ly audible signa ls are given.
Warning tones
Fr ont volume -
Volume for the front and s ide*
a rea
R ea r volum e -Volume for the rear area
Front frequ ency -Frequency for the front and
side* area
Rea r frequen cy -Frequency for the rear area
Mu sic vol ume durin g nav. prom pts -Whe n
the park ing system is turned on, the volume
of the a udio/video source is lowered .
The new ly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signa l gene rator.
- The warning tones can also be adjusted
directly from the visual display or the
rearview camera image*. Simply press
the
S etting s contro l button.
- The settings a re automatically stored
and ass igned to the remote control key
that is in use.
Error messages
Applies to vehicles: wi th parking syste m plus/ rea rview
camera
T he re is an error in the system if the LED in
the
P,, 1~ button is bl inking and you hear a con­
t inu ous alarm for a few seconds after switch­
ing on the parking system or when the park­
ing system is already activated . If the error is
not corrected before you switch off the igni­
tion, the LED in the
p, gA button wi ll blink the
next t ime you sw itch on the parking system by
shifting into reverse.
Parking sy st e m p lu s*
If a sensor is faulty, the~ symbol will appear
in front of/behind the vehicle in the MMI dis ­
play. If a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles
that are in areas @ and @ are shown
Q page 119 , fig . 103. If a front sensor is faul ­
ty, only obstacles that are in areas © and @
are shown .
Drive to an au thorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .

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Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by
itself
An auxiliary electric radiator fan switches on
and off depending on coolan t temperature
and other vehicle operating conditions .
After you switch the engine off, the auxiliary
fan can continue running for up to 10 minutes
- even with the ignition off. It can even switch
on again later by itself<=>.& , if
- the temperature of the engine coolant rises
due to the heat build-up from the engine in
the engine compartment, or
- the engine compartment heats up because
the vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of personal injury nev­
er touch the radiator fan.
- The auxiliary electric fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on suddenly
even when the engine is not running.
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on au­
tomatically when the engine coolant
reaches a certain temperature and will
continue to run until the coolant temper­
ature drops.
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
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Fig. 165 Engine compa rtment: cove r on the brake fluid
rese rvoir
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment,
always read and heed all WARN­
INGS r::;, page 217 .
Checking and Filling 22 7
.. Read the brake fluid level from the brake
fluid reservoir <=>
fig. 165, <=> page 220,
fig. 159.
T he brake fluid level must be be­
tween the "MIN" and "MAX" markings.
The location of the brake fluid reservoir can be seen in the engine compartment illustration
<=>page 220.
The fluid level may drop slightly after some
time due to the automatic adjustment of the
brake pads. This is not cause for alarm.
If the brake fluid level falls considerably be­
low the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/indi­
cator light . (U.S. models)
I. (Canadian
models) will come on
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tinue to operate the vehicle. The complete
brake system should be thoroughly checked
by an authorized Audi dealer or other quali­
fied facility and the cause corrected . If the
brake fluid level is too low, the brake warning/
indicator light will illuminate. Contact an au­
thorized Audi dealer
immediately.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experi­
enced technician.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air . If
the water content in the brake fluid is too
high, corrosion in the brake system may result
after a period of time. The boiling point of the
brake fluid will also decrease considerably and
decrease braking performance.
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed
every two years . Always use new brake fluid
which conforms to Federal Motor Vehicle
Standard "FMVSS 116 DOT 4".
The brake fluid reservoir can be difficult to
reach, therefore, we recommend that you
have the brake fluid changed by your author­
ized
Audi dealer. Your dealer has the correct
tools, the right brake fluid and the know-how
to do this for you.
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230 Checking and Filling
-Do not expose the battery to an open
flame, electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and neg-
ative cables.
- When working on the battery, be sure
not to short-circuit the terminals with
tools or other metal objects. This would
cause the battery to heat up very quickly,
which could lead to damage or explosion
and personal injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negative ground ca­ ble.
- Before performing any work on the elec­
trical system, switch off the engine and ignition as well as any electrical equip ­
ment . The negative cable on the battery
must be disconnected . If you are just go­
ing to replace a light bulb, then it is
enough to switch off the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, switch
off the anti-theft alarm system! Other­
wise you will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first
disconnect the negative cable and then
the positive cable .
- Before reconnecting the battery, make
sure all electrical consumers are switch­
ed off. Reconnect the positive cable first
and then the negative cable. Never inter­
change the cables -this could start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out
battery. It could explode! If a battery has
frozen, then it must be replaced. A dead battery can free ze over at 32°F (O°C).
- Make sure the vent hose is always attach­
ed to the opening on the side of the bat­
tery.
- Never use batteries which are damaged.
There is the danger of an explosion! Al­
ways replace a damaged battery . A WARNING
-California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, terminals and related ac­
cessories contain lead and lead com­
pounds, chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproduc­
tive problems . Wash hands after han­
dling.
(D Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery
when the ignition is on or when the en ­
gine is running, otherwise, you will dam­
age electronic components in the electri­
cal system.
- If your vehicle is going to stand for a
long period of time without being driven,
protect the battery from "freezing", oth­
erwise it will be damaged and will then
have to be replaced.
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged
battery.
Fig. 166 E ngin e compart men t: co nnecto rs for a charg­
e r and jump st art ca bles
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
~ .&_ and q .&_ in Working on the battery on
page 229.
~ Switch off the ignition and all electrical con­
sumers.
~ Make sure the area is well ventilated when
you charge the battery.
~ Open the engine hood q page 219 .
~ Open the red cover on the positive pole
qfig. 166 .

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Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 188 Vehicle inter ior: fuse assignment
No . Equ ipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F 3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cab-
riolet)
F4 MM controls, MMI-compo-
nents
FS Gateway
F 6 Anti-theft alarm system
Climate/heating control,
se-
lector lever (automatic
F7 transmission), park ing heat-
e r, rear window heater relay
coil
Diagnosis, electrical parking
F 8 brake
switch, light switch,
rain/light sensor, interior
light ing
F9 Steering
column switch
module
Fl0 Disp lay
Fll Reversible driver's
side safe-
ty belt tensioners
Fl2 MMI a rea
No .
Fl 3
Fl4
Fl5
Fl6
Fl7
Fl8
Fl9
F20
F23
F24
F25
Ampere
30 F26
10 F27
40 F28
F29
7.5
F31
s F32
5 F33
10 F34
10 F35
1 F36
5
25 F37
15/20
Fu se s and bulb s 2 77
Equipment Ampere
Adaptive dampers control
20
module
Climate control system 30
blower
Electronic steering column
10
lock
MM I area 7.5
Instrument cluster 5
Rearview camera 7.5
Conv ince key system control
7.5
module, tank system
Tank system 7.5
Ex terior lighting, heated
40
washer fluid nozzles
Panorama sunroof/ power
top control modu le, power 20/30
top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/dr iver's side doors (for
30
example power windows)
Seat heati ng 30
Sound-amplifier 30
Power top con trol module,
5
electron ics (Cabriolet)
Interior lights 7.5
Ex terior lighting
40
Driver assistance systems 7.5
Airbag 5
Button illumination, coils
for upper cab in heat ing relay
(Cabriolet) and socket relay,
7.5
interior sound, back-up ligh t
switch, temperature sensor, o il level sensor
Diagnosis, headlight range
control system, air quality
10
senso r, a utomat ic dimming
rearview mir ror
Right corner ing light/ right
15
LED-headlight
Left corner ing light/ left
15
LED -head light